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A Simple Technique for Safely Using Punchscan and Prêt à Voter in Mail-In Elections

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We apply a technique inspired by Scantegrity to Punchscan and Prêt à Voter and show how this results in a mail-in ballot system that is auditable, simple to use and easy to understand.

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Ammar Alkassar Melanie Volkamer

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Popoveniuc, S., Lundin, D. (2007). A Simple Technique for Safely Using Punchscan and Prêt à Voter in Mail-In Elections. In: Alkassar, A., Volkamer, M. (eds) E-Voting and Identity. Vote-ID 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4896. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77493-8_13

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