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A State of the Art Survey and Research Directions on Blockchain Based Electronic Voting System

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Elections by way of e-voting systems shall be accurate, correct, secure, and convenient. However, their implementation could be constrained by possible e-voting issues. Electronic voting has evolved as a replacement for paper ballots in order to eliminate redundancies and discrepancies. Over the last two decades, the experience demonstrates that security and privacy vulnerabilities have continued to function over time.

Blockchain-based e-voting systems could reduce voter fraud and increase voter access. Blockchain was primarily used to develop e-voting applications owing to the end-to-end authentication benefits. Blockchain is a reasonably attractive alter-native for conventional e-voting systems with functionality such as distributed, non-repudiation, and security. This article highlights some Blockchain-based e-voting systems implementations analyses of current e-voting structures, the decentralized voting mechanisms possible centered on Blockchain, and the approach’s potential benefits and challenges.

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Jafar, U., Aziz, M.J.A. (2021). A State of the Art Survey and Research Directions on Blockchain Based Electronic Voting System. In: Anbar, M., Abdullah, N., Manickam, S. (eds) Advances in Cyber Security. ACeS 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1347. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6835-4_17

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