Technologia blockchain jako narzędzie wspomagające głosowanie: wykorzystanie w wyborach ogólnokrajowych i lokalnych

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of implementing blockchain technology in the process of electronic voting. The study begins with an introduction, where basic information about electronic voting is presented, and the scope of the work undertaken is defined. In the main part of the paper, the author first presented an overview of the knowledge about the blockchain, pointing out its definition, as well as its most important elements and its use so far. Based on a case study, the research was carried out using scientific publications, reports, internet and press materials. The examples of Estonia, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Romania, Russia and India cited in the work show that blockchain can be used as an element of the infrastructure that creates the electoral system in a given country. The last section contains the traditional conclusions and findings of the work.