Framework for integrated blockchain artifact for management of election results in developing country context

Gilbert Kpelim Etime Mombazaa, Richard Boateng, Emmanuel Awuni Kolog

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Abstract

General elections around the world are habitually marked with disputes especially on results obtained by each candidate in the elections. The phenomenon hitherto was common to developing countries but recently, well established democracies have succumbed to the challenge. Lack of trust among stakeholders, tamper-proneness of current election systems and lack of transparency are some of the key causal factors. In response to this predicament, notable effort has been invested in studies promoting blockchain based e-voting systems. However, public confidence and trust are key ingredients for the success and widespread acceptance of Blockchain Enabled Voting (BEV). This study presents an Integrated Blockchain Artifact for Management of Election Results (IBAMER) aimed at building public confidence and trust gradually towards general adoption of BEV systems. Using Ghana Electoral process as a context, the exemplar system integrates Blockchain with voter Biometric Verification Device (BVD) to realize an added function of secure vote recording. The potential system is projected to promote good economic policies and governance by enhancing quality of public elections.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2021
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781733632584
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 9 Aug 202113 Aug 2021

Publication series

Name27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2021

Conference

Conference27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period9/08/2113/08/21

Keywords

  • Blockchain based voting
  • Blockchain enabled voting
  • E-voting
  • Electronic vote recording

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