Design and Implementation of Decentralized Voting System on the Ethereum Blockchain

Authors

  • S.U. Nnebe Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
  • C.S. Okafor Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
  • T.I. Onyeyili Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
  • G. Nathaniel Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Keywords:

E-voting, blockchain, Ethereum, Democracy, Decentralized voting

Abstract

This work involves the design and implementation of a decentralized voting system on the Ethereum blockchain, which is a peer-to-peer network. The system is helpful in carrying out free and fair elections as information stored on the blockchain is immutable. This voting application uses solidity as the backend language and the web3 library for reading and interacting with the blockchain. JavaScript, Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to design the front end and the control logic for the website. The voting system works with the locally installed Ethereum node. The user visits the website and registers his details which are then uploaded to the blockchain in the cryptographically hashed pattern. After registering, the user is directed to the voting page, which reads the intelligent contract data and allows the user to cast his vote and at the same time update the blockchain. This system can be deployed in schools, organizations, countries, anywhere there is a need for governance and democratic voting. The prototype built was tested and found to be working perfectly.

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2022-10-20

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S.U. Nnebe, C.S. Okafor, T.I. Onyeyili, & G. Nathaniel. (2022). Design and Implementation of Decentralized Voting System on the Ethereum Blockchain. International Journal of Computer (IJC), 45(1), 95–104. Retrieved from https://ijcjournal.org/index.php/InternationalJournalOfComputer/article/view/1970

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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2022)

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