Electronic voting systems research papers academia. Despite this extended timeframe, the project team still had to work very hard to get the internet voting system. Phd thesis, school of computing science, newcastle university. Overview of evoting system the term electronic voting has been used for a large variety of systems, ranging from handheld infrared devices, kiosk systems with touch screens machines used in polling stations to remote voting via the internet. We suggest that the best solutions are voting systems having a voterveri. Abstract e voting is a new technology in voting system. Furthermore, we present a template for an evoting system, which we designed to try to. A risk assessment study on electronic voting system ump. The study looks at evoting technologies against the manual paper based voting systems and does not look at a specific evoting technologysystem. The main purpose of this thesis is to suggest a design of a system which could replace current manual system and facilitate voter as well as the election commission of pakistan during the elections.
A decentralized voting scheme allows us to inherently solve some of the current issues relating to voting such as accountability, auditability and fairness. Design and implementation of an electronic voting system. This paper aims to present a new voting system employing biometrics in order to avoid rigging and to enhance the accuracy and speed of the process. Hence the system couldnt cut down the cost rather there was an upsurge in the cost as they are conducting both the e voting session and the traditional voting system. Online election system a proposed election system for pakistan. It is argued that evoting is more accessible than paper voting for the visual impaired. Can the voter use the new voting machine without difficulty. A model for systembased analysis of voting systems springerlink. Design of biometric electronic voting machine ijariit. Has the voter been instructed on the proper voting procedures in the automated voting system. Everett a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree doctor of philosophy approved. Electronic voting is a way to cast a persons ballot using an electronic voting machine that is touch screen. This meeting, called developing a draft methodology for observing electronic voting technologies, built on the results of a previous workshop hosted by the center in 2005 on the challenges posed by electronic voting technologies.
View electronic voting systems research papers on academia. Electronic voting technology can speed up the counting of ballots and provide improved. My thesis project has been an investigation of voting audit technology through. A bene t that is often mentioned is that electronic voting will cost less. General framework of electronic voting and implementation.
The phenomenal use of the internet as a vehicle for improvingcommunication, access to information and electronic commerce has led to the claim that theinternet could be used. The pdf is being encrypted on the elections server with the. The principal parties of the i voting system the principal parties of the system and their actions are the following. At first, an introduction about the system is presented. The proper test is whether the use of electronic voting systems introduces more vulnerabilities that cannot be remediated. We are developing an online voting system by taking advantage of the centralized database with a web interface. The study also looks at the factors that could influence the adoption of electronic voting.
Secure electronic voting information systems, 2011. Digital voting with the use of blockchain technology. Whether the errors in electronic voting systems are accidental or intentional, it is important to note that the door is open to misuse in all of the voting systems described above, not just in electronic voting systems. Analysis of electronic voting system implemented in various countries 14 reliability, testing, certification and standards, specifications of source code, platform compatibility, secrecy and noncoercibility, etc. As a tool, it opened new gateway in doing things particularly voting process in the organization. The study looks at e voting technologies against the manual paper based voting systems and does not look at a specific e voting technology system. Before a person can make their own judgments on this subject it is important to. In oman, the assessment of risk in e voting system is a crucial matter and it is very important to handle carefully. Boundaries are defined to ascertain voter eligibility.
The national committee didnt completely get out of the traditional voting system. We offer a simple, selfadministration platform, all the way up to full service vote management backed by a. There has recently been keen interest in the threat analysis of voting systems. The theory and implementation of an electronic voting system. Declarationthis is to certify that the work being presented in the project entitled online votingsystem submitted by undersigned student of third year b.
It is developed to eliminate the conventional paper ballot system being practice in some countries. The project introduces on electronic voting system, that have security context or known as etrusted voting system. Estonia has had electronic voting since 2005 and in 2007 was the first country in the world to. The basis of this project is to create an electronic voting machine that will help to eradicate defrauding of the manual voting systems and prior versions of electronic voting. Advantages and disadvantages of electronic voting systems. Pdf framework for an evoting system applicable in developing. Do the respondents believe that automating the voting process in 2010 will finally result in a clean and honest election.
The theory and implementation of an electronic voting system ivan damg ard, jens groth and gorm salomonsen july 31, 2002 abstract we describe the theory behind a practical voting scheme based on homomorphic encryption. Study of sms security as part of an electronic voting system. Existing evm technology depends upon the various operating systems currently available, thus ignoring the basic needs of the system. View notes 146455124votingsystemthesis from it 1 at technological institute of the philippines. Jun 11, 2016 electronic voting systems are those which depend on some electronic technology for their correct functionality. Online voting system seminar and ppt with pdf report. Some e voting systems are designed to produce paper trail of the voting process as a means of double checking and confirming manually the results of the electronic system. Pdf produced by some word processors for output purposes only. Implementing electronic voting or electronic counting in an election. During this phase, voter and civic education, voter registration, party nominations, and electoral. In the prevoting phase, electoral frameworks may be developed or refined. Depending on one or more communication channels in order to run elections poses many technical challenges with respect to verifiability, dependability, security, anonymity and trust. There are many advantages to using these machines during an election but there are also many disadvantages to using them as well. Electronic voting system thesis proposal i help to study.
Everett a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree doctor of philosophy approved, thesis committee. Basically, this system is proposed to work via short message system sms. The thesis looks into and proposes a system that includes multiple layers of verifications to ensure the reliability of the device. Computerized voting system of the student council organization of redeeming grace learning center in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject itec55b. Part of an electronic voting system can be an electronic voter list, covering either a single polling station or the entire country. This list can be used to authenticate eligible voters and to record that they have cast their vote. If the seal is not clear enough, or the vote is damaged by soiling, it may bring some debate on the result. The successful implementation of electronic voting or counting in an election should have as a first step a.
View notes 146455124 voting system thesis from it 1 at technological institute of the philippines. In comparison with the traditional paperbased voting, remote evoting is. Whether the errors in electronic voting systems are accidental or intentional, it is important to note that the door is open to misuse in all of the voting systems described above, not. Generally, the organiser also holds the fundamental secret of the i voting system, i. An electronic voting system this is an electronic voting system developed using php as the frontend and mysql as the backend. In oman, the assessment of risk in evoting system is a crucial matter and it is very important to handle carefully. The android platform is used to develop an evoting application. Design and implementation of an electronic voting system with contactless ic cards abstract in the past, people go to polling place and take the blank ballots, then punch a hole or append the seal. A secure paperbased electronic voting with no encryption. Hence the system couldnt cut down the cost rather there was an upsurge in the cost as they are conducting both the evoting session and the traditional voting system. In 2005, estonia became the first country in the world to hold nationwide elections using this method, and in 2007, it made headlines as the first country to use ivoting in parliamentary elections. Consider the nature of an election process that uses electronic voting systems. Pdf in the new era of advanced technology where online system boosts. Pdf design and implementation of electronic voting system.
Introduction rationale of the study information technology has developed to be essential for the universal status quo. Although evoting solutions still requires polling sta, no additional labour is needed for counting. Estonia has had electronic voting since 2005 and in 2007 was the first country in the world to allow online voting. Fink, applying trustworthy computing to endtoend electronic voting, phd thesis, 2010. With the advent of electronic tabulation came systems where paper cards or sheets could be marked by hand, but counted electronically.
Throughout the world, a specific operating system that tends to the specific requirement of the evm does not exist. Every poll site statewide will have identical architectures. Using secure messaging system we are trying to develop the evoting. Electronic voting technology can include punched cards, optical scan voting systems and specialized voting kiosks including self contained directrecording electronic. Developing a methodology for observing electronic voting. The proposed online voting system with biometric authentication is an electronic voting system which seeks to make use of the uniqueness of the minutiae of the human fingerprint to further. It is argued that e voting is more accessible than paper voting for the visual impaired. It is deeply influencing the lives of many people in the society. Why did the election of 2000 produce such a crisis in con. In this thesis, we analyze some of the largest realworld systems. The system uses thumb impression for voter identification as we know that the thumb impression of every human being has a unique pattern. Voting software lets organizations remotely manage elections and allows voters to cast ballots from any location and device. Sections ii and iii describe all the concepts survey, design and implementation that would be used in this work.
This specification design document will detail the design of an electronic voting system for the state of maryland. In this study, the prototype builds based on secured and trusted framework for electronic voting. This page contains online voting system seminar and ppt with pdf report. The main concept of this project is to build a website, which should be able to allow people to cast their. Analysis of electronic voting system implemented in various countries in electronic voting 2, rivest addresses some issues like the secure platform 2 problem and the impossibility of giving a receipt to the voter. A survey of modern electronic voting technologies core. Electronic voting using theovs should be cheaper than the present paper based arrangement of kenyan electoralcommission iebc. Thus it would have an edge over the present day voting systems. The android platform is used to develop an e voting application. Many of them depend on such technology for the communication of election data. Although e voting solutions still requires polling sta, no additional labour is needed for counting. This electronic voting system will enable a valid voter to vote at any polling site statewide during an election period. This thesis also presents a limited case analysis on the estonian e voting scheme in.
The system allows the voters to participate by using username and password. Electronic voting systems are those which depend on some electronic technology for their correct functionality. This is the risk associated with people working with moi or to individuals associated with the election process in oman. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the the graduate school at jmu scholarly commons. Background of the study the philippines is now moving towards automating the 2010 national election through the use of smartmatic auditable election system saes which is a fullyautomated, electronic voting system. We give an example of an elgamalstyle encryption scheme, which can be used as the underlying cryptosystem. Sc in computer sciencein partial fulfillment for award of degree of bachelor of science computer science is arecord of my own work carried out by me under guidance and supervision of prof. These systems included punched card voting, marksense and later digital pen voting systems. The main objective of this project is to develop a computer based voting system, electronic voting system evs for state your school or institution, that is accurate, reliable, and easy to use during the election of student representatives and to provide relevant and accurate information needed after the election process.
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