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Issues, Non-Issues, and Cryptographic Tools for Internet-Based Voting

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Secure Electronic Voting

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Arguments for and against deploying electronic voting technology are discussed. A simple cryptographic ballot design and voting protocol is shown. We argue that a multidisciplinary effort is essential to build, deploy, and evaluate the new technology

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Peralta, R. (2003). Issues, Non-Issues, and Cryptographic Tools for Internet-Based Voting. In: Gritzalis, D.A. (eds) Secure Electronic Voting. Advances in Information Security, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0239-5_10

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