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Vote Validation using Blockchain Technology: A Conceptual Use Case

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  • Frankline Makokha

    (University of Nairobi, Kenya)

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Blockchain Technology is one of the computing technologies touted to likely bring about disruption in ways people conduct their transactions. By design, blockchains are decentralized, peer to peer, distributed consensus, and have anonymity property thus eliminating the need for a central Authority. Blockchain has been widely used in crypto currencies, with other uses lip frogging at slower paces. This paper explores the various uses cases that have been advanced for blockchain highlighting the shortcomings of the listed cases. The paper expounds more on usage of blockchain in electoral processes, analyzing existing voting use cases and identifying the shortcomings of the listed blockchain voting use cases. A more elaborate voting use case is conceptualized with clear description on how to generate Digital Votes, linked to a NONCE and previous Digital Votes. The process of vote validation is explained with the main component of the blockchain voting being highlighted as the Smart Contract.

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  • Frankline Makokha, 2020. "Vote Validation using Blockchain Technology: A Conceptual Use Case," European Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, European Open Science, vol. 4(4), July.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejece0:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:19233
    DOI: 10.24018/ejece.2020.4.4.233
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