Blockchain-Empowered E-Voting: A Transparent and Scalable Solution

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10.2991/978-94-6239-723-1_8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Blockchain; Cryptography; Smart Contract; Linkable Ring Signature; Homomorphic Encryption

Abstract

In the past few years, the government and other institutions across the world are keen on seeking a voting system that is secure, transparent and decentralized. With increasing cases of election frauds, cyberattack vulnerability and the lack of trust by voters towards the conventional and highly centralized electronic voting system (EVM) that entirely depend on a centralized and vulnerable to tamper system, it became essential to provide a more secure and robust system. To solve these issues, we suggest a blockchain-based e-voting system that introduces the process of combining a decentralized ledger-based technology with safe cryptographic technology. Our suggested system supports smart contracts that automate the election processes, homomorphic encryption to count the votes privately without knowing the mandate of the voter, and linkable ring signature to secure the identity of the voter and prevent double voting. We have both permissioned and permissionless blockchain models and can be optimized to work with performance and scalability across election environment. The experiments demonstrated promising performance, as the system processed 1000–2000 concurrent votes with minimal transaction latency of 2–3 seconds while maintaining security. By eliminating centralized sources of failure and providing an unalterable transparent and auditable registry of voting, this system provides a step towards a viable and reliable digital democracy.

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AU  - Tushar Gupta
AU  - Anmol Gupta
AU  - Tushar Gupta
AU  - Chirag Chirag
AU  - Garima Singh
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/14
TI  - Blockchain-Empowered E-Voting: A Transparent and Scalable Solution
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Responsible, Risk-aware, and Regulated AI (RRRAI 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 81
EP  - 91
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-723-1_8
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-723-1_8
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