E-voting: blockchain-powered voting

Voting is one of the cornerstones of modern democracy which enables people to make collective decisions by choosing their representative among other candidates. Whilst this activity has great significance and value, it has barely changed over time. After decades, paper-based methods are still the most common voting method, owing to the ease of use and protection of voter privacy. However, aside from representing a contradiction to the modern world and its advances, this paper ballot voting method has its drawbacks as regards cost, accessibility, inefficiency, risk of corruption and human errors.

Electronic voting (e-voting), a more sophisticated method that was first legally used in Estonia during the 2005 local elections, was thought to be the solution to the challenges facing the traditional voting systems.  Nonetheless, there is a rising concern for security, integrity, privacy and transparency. The quest for secure and verifiable digital ecosystems where free and fair voting proces…