Beauty of #blockchain - doveryai, no proveryai (trust but verify) for voting at the digital age

The aim of this document is to provide a big picture of voting with the use of various modern technologies, primarily #blockchain. This technology is ideal to implement the “doveryai, no proveryai” (trust but verify) principle to achieve the trust.

1 Basic concepts

Each vote sheet has its unique ID which has its address in the Voting BlockChain (VBC) as VBC-ref1, which also encoded as QR-code-1.

2 Remote voting through the Internet

A Registered Voter (RV) receives a Voting Sheet (VS) via a secured channel or in a secured envelope.

The RV using a Server-Less App (SLA) in his/her internet browser.

RV: 

• Opens the VS
• Fills it
• Hits the button “FILLED”

SLA: 

• Uploads the VS and some metadata into the VBC at VBC-ref1
• Asks the VC to verify the voting results at VBC-ref1

RV: 

• Scans QR-code1 (e.g. mobile) to see the voting results at VBC-ref1 (optional)
• Hits “OK” (and may save VBC-ref1)

SLA: 

• Starts a smart-contract to release VBC-ref1 to the voting authorities AFTER the ballot period is over

RV: 

• Closes the SLA

Voilà!

3 Physical presence voting

Still a secret.

Thanks,

AS