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Democracies are built upon secure and reliable voting systems. Electronic voting systems seek to replace ballot papers and boxes with computer hardware and software. Proposed electronic election schemes have been subjected to scrutiny, with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Paul Keeler , Ben Smyth

Advances in E2E verifiable voting have the potential to fundamentally restore trust in elections and democratic processes in society. In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive introduction to the field. We trace the evolution of privacy…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-05-30 Syed Taha Ali , Judy Murray

Technology has positive impacts on many aspects of our social life. Designing a 24hour globally connected architecture enables ease of access to a variety of resources and services. Furthermore, technology like Internet has been a fertile…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Freya Sheer Hardwick , Apostolos Gioulis , Raja Naeem Akram , Konstantinos Markantonakis

E-voting systems have emerged as a powerful technology for improving democracy by reducing election cost, increasing voter participation, and even allowing voters to directly verify the entire election procedure. Prior internet voting…

Traditional elections satisfy neither citizens nor political authorities in recent years. They are not fully secure since it is easy to attack votes. It threatens also privacy and transparency of voters. Additionally, it takes too much time…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-11-25 Rumeysa Bulut , Alperen Kantarcı , Safa Keskin , Şerif Bahtiyar

Electronic voting systems have significant advantages in comparison with physical voting systems. One of the main challenges in e-voting systems is to secure the voting process: namely, to certify that the computed results are consistent…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Tamir Tassa , Lihi Dery , Arthur Zamarin

Electronic voting procedures are implementations of electoral systems, making it possible to conduct polls or elections with the help of computers. This paper reports on the development of an open-source library of electronic voting…

This article analyses three methods of remote voting in an uncontrolled environment: postal voting, internet voting and hybrid voting. It breaks down the voting process into different stages and compares their vulnerabilities considering…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2009-08-10 Chantal Enguehard , Rémi Lehn

E-voting systems are a powerful technology for improving democracy. Unfortunately, prior voting systems have single points-of-failure, which may compromise availability, privacy, or integrity of the election results. We present the design,…

The shift towards increased remote work and digital communication, driven by recent global developments, has led to the widespread adoption of i-voting systems, including in academic institutions. This paper critically evaluates the use of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Tomas Martinek , Michal Maly

Postal voting is growing rapidly in the U.S., with 43% of voters casting ballots by mail in 2020, yet until recently there has been little research about extending the protections of end-to-end verifiable (E2E-V) election schemes to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Braden L. Crimmins , Marshall Rhea , J. Alex Halderman

Quantum information protocols offer significant advantages in properties such as security, anonymity, and privacy for communication and computing tasks. An application where guaranteeing the highest possible security and privacy is critical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Nicolas Laurent-Puig , Matilde Baroni , Federico Centrone , Eleni Diamanti

As electronic signatures (e-signatures) become increasingly integral to secure digital transactions, understanding their usability and security perception from an end-user perspective has become crucial. This study empirically evaluates and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Omer Ege , Mustafa Cagal , Kemal Bicakci

We give an overview of the diverse electoral systems used in local, national, or super-national elections around the world. We discuss existing methods for selecting single and multiple winners and give real-world examples for some more…

Economics · Quantitative Finance 2016-10-25 Siamak F. Shahandashti

We propose a protocol for verifiable remote voting with paper assurance. It is intended to augment existing postal voting procedures, allowing a ballot to be electronically constructed, printed on paper, then returned in the post. It allows…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-10 Eleanor McMurtry , Xavier Boyen , Chris Culnane , Kristian Gjøsteen , Thomas Haines , Vanessa Teague

This paper explores the utilization of blockchain token voting technology in student course selection systems. The current course selection systems face various issues, which can be mitigated through the implementation of blockchain…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Tiansu Hu , Yuzhao Song , Linjing Zhang , Xiaoya Zhou

Assessing and comparing the security level of different voting systems is non-trivial as the technical means provided for and societal assumptions made about various systems differ significantly. However, trust assumptions concerning the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Kristjan Krips , Nikita Snetkov , Jelizaveta Vakarjuk , Jan Willemson

We consider a reasonably simple voting system which can be implemented for web-based ballots. Simplicity, modularity and the requirement of compatibility with current web browsers leads to a system which satisfies a set of security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Andrea Pasquinucci

Homomorphic encryption and blockchain technology are regarded as two significant technologies for improving e-voting systems. In this paper, we suggest a novel e-voting system using homomorphic encryption and blockchain technology that is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-10 Hyunyeon Kim , Kyung Eun Kim , Soohan Park , Jongsoo Sohn

Many people expect the Internet to change American politics, most likely in the direction of increasing direct citizen participation and forcing government officials to respond more quickly to voter concerns. A recent California initiative…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Walter S. Baer