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The manner in which a legislature votes is similar to a threshold signature scheme, and the power to sign legislation is similar to possessing shares to sign. The threshold k denotes the quorum number, the minimum number of legislators required to be present in order for legislature to be passed. Here we discuss techniques to ensure a secure electronic legislature.
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Desmedt, Y., King, B. (2002). Verifiable Democracy a Protocol to Secure an Electronic Legislature. In: Traunmüller, R., Lenk, K. (eds) Electronic Government. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2456. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46138-8_74
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