Casting Votes in the Digital Age: Designing a Blockchain-Powered E-Voting System

The paper explores the potential of integrating blockchain technology into the e-voting system to address inherent challenges such as fraud and trustworthiness. Traditional voting systems face vulnerabilities that can compromise the integrity of the election process. Leveraging the decentralized nature of blockchain and the robustness of Ethereum smart contracts, this paper proposes a system that ensures the anonymity of voters while maintaining the transparency and immutability of each vote cast. By employing the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, it aims to validate genuine transactions and eliminate fraudulent votes. Voter authentication within the proposed system is strengthened through a combination of biometrics and multi-factor authentication, ensuring a robust and multi-layered security approach. To further fortify this approach, a hybrid database model combining a secure centralized and decentralized database is suggested to cross-check and validate the authenticity of votes. Conclusively, by harnessing the power of blockchain technology and integrating it with e-voting systems, the proposal envisions an efficient, transparent, and secure electoral process.