A New Era of Elections: Leveraging Blockchain for Fair and Transparent Voting

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16127v1
• Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:45:08 GMT
• Title: A New Era of Elections: Leveraging Blockchain for Fair and Transparent Voting
• Authors: Suniti Chouhan, Gajanand Sharma,
• Abstract summary: This study presents a blockchain-based voting system aimed at enhancing election security, transparency, and integrity.<n>Our proposed system combines blockchain's immutable, decentralized ledger with advanced voter identity verification techniques.<n>Security analysis indicates that this multi-layered approach significantly reduces impersonation risks.
• Score: 6.895563531851402
• License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Abstract: This study presents a blockchain-based voting system aimed at enhancing election security, transparency, and integrity. Traditional voting methods face growing risks of tampering, making it crucial to explore innovative solutions. Our proposed system combines blockchain's immutable, decentralized ledger with advanced voter identity verification techniques, including digital identity validation through Aadhaar and Driving Licenses (secured via BLAKE2b-512 hashing), biometric fingerprint authentication, and a picture rotation pattern for added security. Votes are recorded transparently and securely on a blockchain, with a consensus mechanism ensuring data integrity and reducing the risk of unauthorized alterations. Security analysis indicates that this multi-layered approach significantly reduces impersonation risks, while blockchain ensures accurate, private, and tamper-resistant vote recording. The findings support that a blockchain-based voting system with robust identity checks offers a trustworthy alternative to traditional methods, with potential for even greater refinement in secure and transparent elections.

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