A smart contract system for decentralized borda count voting

In this article, we propose the first self-tallying decentralized e-voting protocol for a ranked-choice voting system based on Borda count. Our protocol does not need any trusted setup or tallying authority to compute the tally. The voters interact through a publicly accessible bulletin board for executing the protocol in a way that is publicly verifiable. Our main protocol consists of two rounds. In the first round, the voters publish their public keys, and in the second round they publish their randomized ballots. All voters provide Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge (NIZK) proofs to show that they have been following the protocol specification honestly without revealing their secret votes. At the end of the election, anyone including a third-party observer will be able to compute the tally without needing any tallying authority. We provide security proofs to show that our protocol guarantees the maximum privacy for each voter. We have implemented our protocol using Ethereum's blockchain as a public bulletin board to record voting operations as publicly verifiable transactions. The experimental data obtained from our tests show the protocol's potential for the real-world deployment

Use of Java Cards in a telematic voting system.

This paper presents a general view of the telematic voting system developed by its authors, with a special emphasis on the important role that smart cards play in this scenario. The use of smart cards as basic pieces for providing secure cryptographic operations in this type of voting scheme is justified. The differences and advantages of Java Cards in comparison with the ?classical? smart cards (those that completely conform to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard) are also discussed. As an example, the paper describes one of the applets implemented in the voting Java Card as part of the general telematic voting application

Advanced Voting Machine with Secutiry Features

Voting is most pivotal process of democratic society through which people determine its government. Governments around the world are increasingly considering the replacement of traditional paper-based voting schemes with electronic voting systems. Here we are designing a fully secured voting machine using smart card. The voter’s identification is done by a ‘Smart Memory Card’ which contain the voters ID. As soon as the voter inserts the card in the smart card reader, the microcontroller will check and then allow the voter to vote. The microcontroller will also check for duplicate voting. If duplicate card is detected buzzer is turned ON and voting is locked. The microcontroller will count the votes and store in its internal memory. When the result button is pressed, the microcontroller will display the voting result on LCD. If any malpractice/Booth capturing is observed then the administrator can press the reset button which will lock the voting machine and further voting is suspended

Secured E Voting via Smart Phone App

In every country voting is very much important for electing the government. Various voting systems are applied for electing the representative but all these systems are not up to the point as concern to the security, privacy, time consumption. Most of the person who are eligible but unable to go for voting due to higher education or any personal problem and some of them are NRI�s because of this voting count decreases .This all are nothing but drawback of existing system but still this systems are in work .The proposed system �Secure E voting via smart phone� overcome all this drawback. This system makes the use of smart phone for voting purpose and ruins the paper work, solve security and time consuming problem and increase the voting count and also view the result in voting day

Alexei Navalny, "Smart Voting," and the 2021 Russian State Duma Elections

Team Navalny's "Smart Voting" project received a great deal of attention around the September 2021 Russian elections. This analysis describes the basic design of the tactical voting strategy, placing it within the longer history of Alexei Navalny's approach to elections. We note the resistance to the project, assess its impact in the face of unprecedented attempts by the Kremlin to neuter its influence, and discuss the relationship between "Smart Voting" and the Communist Party (KPRF)

Smart Voting Resources

Americans have a civic duty and responsibility to participate in democracy through voting. Voters can feel overwhelmed and unsure where to go to find the information necessary to cast an informed vote. This document is a product of the workshop Vote Smart! The Basics of becoming Informed offering tools, resources, and helpful tips to become better educated on candidates, ballot proposals, and the voting process