Authors:
Jairton Falcão Filho
;
Matheus Costa
;
Jonas Silva
;
Cecília Santos da Silva
;
Felipe Augusto da Silva Mendonca
;
Jefferson Norberto
;
Riei Rodrigues
and
Marcondes Silva Júnior
Affiliation:
Informatics Center, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Keyword(s):
Eletronic Ballot Box, Integrity Test, Robotic Arm, Computer Vision.
Abstract:
Since 2000, Brazil has had fully computerized elections using electronic ballot boxes. To prove the functioning and security of electronic ballot boxes transparently, some tests are carried out, including the integrity test. This test is carried out throughout the national territory in locations defined for each Brazilian state, with a reasonable number of people. Here, an automation system for integrity testing is presented, consisting of a robotic arm and software using computer vision for the two versions of electronic ballot boxes used in the 2022 presidential elections. Two days of tests were carried out, simulating the integrity test in the laboratory and a test during the real integrity test of the 2022 election. The system managed to cast between 197 and 232 votes during the tests with an average vote time of between 2 minutes and 15 seconds to 2 minutes and 43 seconds, depending on the version and test day, and errors between 1.48% and 3.72%, including reading and typing err
ors. The system allows you to reduce the number of people per electronic ballot box and increase the transparency and efficiency of the integrity test.
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