TrustedEVoting (TeV) a Secure, Anonymous and Verifiable Blockchain-Based e-Voting Framework

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Abstract

Research and commercial approaches on electronic voting (e-Voting) exist and the recently emerged blockchain technology has given this research area yet another boost. However, one may claim that the actual deployment of e-Voting is at its infancy, mainly due to election integrity issues such as vote non-tampering, voter anonymity, and vote verifiability (even though the last two may seem contradictory). The integration of cryptography and blockchain technology in a single framework could provide a solid foundation for secure, anonymous and still verifiable electronic voting. This paper presents the TrustedEVoting (TeV) framework, a blockchain-based approach, that wraps not only the required key elements for secure and verifiable e-Voting but also additional features such as support for re-voting, post-election vote check and voting channel preference. The last one is important as the transition from traditional physical voting to e-Voting is not immediate and TeV framework makes provision for a multiple-channel approach for voting.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationE-Democracy – Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age - 8th International Conference, e-Democracy 2019, Proceedings
EditorsSokratis Katsikas, Sokratis Katsikas, Vasilios Zorkadis
PublisherSpringer India
Pages129-143
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783030375447
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
Event8th e-Democracy International Conference on Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age, e-Democracy 2019 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 12 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1111 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference8th e-Democracy International Conference on Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age, e-Democracy 2019
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period12/12/1913/12/19

Keywords

  • Blockchain technology
  • e-Voting
  • Post-election vote check

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