Blockchain: A Salvation for Referendum

Abstract

Electronic voting generally called as e-voting has been in emergence in various forms since 70's which beats paper-based voting systems in terms of efficiency and errors. However, challenges are always posed with every new technology by loop-holes and making them to best use by manipulating them. In this scenario, Blockchain promises to improve the overall stability of e-voting systems. This paper describes how to leverage such a powerful technology and use it for greater good which provides transparency, and have a systematic voting procedure. This paper describes the proposed e-voting systems in a small scale, for conducting voting contests using Ethereum Blockchain. This paper describes broader aspect of analysis of the process which narrate its efficacy to engineer a secure polling environment.