Online Voting System Based on IoT and Ethereum Blockchain

Abstract

voting process is a democratic practice that has been used over the years as a primary method used by people in democratic countries to express their opinions on issues and discussions that concern them. This paper seeks to facilitate and protect the voting process by making an online voting system for elections and referendums connected with voting devices. The IoT and Blockchain have been used with this system to ensure that users’ data are protected from theft and prevent eavesdropping or vote tampering to guarantee the integrity of the voting. The blockchain encrypts votes in order to protect every vote from forgery. This system is not directed to governments only, but to all governmental and private agencies. For example, governments can establish referendums or elections, and anyone who has reached the legal age and has a voting card issued by the government will be able to vote, thus we get rid of the traditional methods and dispense with ballot boxes, standing in long queues and delay counting the votes that cost governments a lot of time, effort and money. Also, any institution or private corporation that wishes to conduct polls and questionnaires or to conduct a specific study in order to collect opinions from people of society can simply use this system to reach them. The system assists the concerned authorities in obtaining results quickly without delay, taking into account the differences in voting process between government and private organizations.