LegitVote: A Blockchain-Based System to Facilitate E-Voting Process

Abstract

Electronic voting has become a critical issue or concern for many organizations, including federal governments and governmental organizations in the United States and many of the democratic nations. Electronic voting issues and concerns have been precipitated by the dilemma and hullabaloo created by the recent elections in the United States. Blockchain technology has become one of the top technological domains in the twenty-first century with its decentralized character and rich security feature; and many organizations are experimenting with and using their resources either through cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum or by working on decentralized applications. Applying blockchain to electronic voting has the potential to solve many of the problems and concerns that currently plague the electronic voting process. This research presents a designed model (LegitVote) that uses smart contracts on blockchain technology to facilitate the electronic voting process.