Absolutely, vote anonimity must be preserved and I think it's possible.
Traceability for example should kick in ONLY if votes get contested in a way that requires an audit.
All the workers would see while counting is a fingerprint in the candidate box and random encryption dots.
Impossible to match it to a voter with the naked eye. The use of any scanner or electronic device other than cameras during the counting process should be banned
The blockchain traceability should be for chain of custody purposes only, within an internal offline system, with a complex encryption key to protect it from any unwarranted intrusion. Once decoded, ballot traceability could look something like a serial number. Example
IL C 28 - 0001 to 5000
Illinois (IL) gave custody to Chicago (C) Voting Station (28) 5000 individually numbered ballots
Again, this is all encrypted. Workers don't knows what number is the ballot they're handing out, the stacks come pre shuffled, not in order.
Voting night should be a very simple process that can't be fucked up.
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Voter ID gets scanned upon entrance
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Voter proceeds to ballot desk where individual ballot is matched with voter ID
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System gives green light to access voting booth
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Voter puts fingerprint on chosen candidate
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Voter puts folded ballot in a box guarded by the military, who will also observe all the counting process until certification and results call to central command, a process that shouldn't take more than 5/6 hours
Only the decentralized, offline local system has the voter ID and ballot matched and accessing that info would require official audit.
I'm not a tech expert but I imagine this would make cheating very, very hard. And if the fingerprint doesn't match voter ID or ballot number, the vote is invalid. Period.
Responsibilities can be traced back because of chain of custody, diversified system made of many small stations avoid giant fuck ups like invalidanting millions of votes
Absolutely, vote anonimity must be preserved and I think it's possible.
Traceability for example should only kick in ONLY if votes get contested in a way that requires an audit.
All the workers would see while counting is a fingerprint in the candidate box and random encryption dots.
Impossible to match it to a voter with the naked eye. The use of any scanner or electronic device other than cameras during the counting process should be banned
The blockchain traceability should be for chain of custody purposes only, within an internal offline system, with a complex encryption key to protect it from any unwarranted intrusion. Once decoded, ballot traceability could look something like a serial number. Example
IL C 28 - 0001 to 5000
Illinois (IL) gave custody to Chicago (C) Voting Station (28) 5000 individually numbered ballots
Again, this is all encrypted. Workers don't knows what number is the ballot they're handing out, the stacks come pre shuffled, not in order.
Voting night should be a very simple process that can't be fucked up.
-
Voter ID gets scanned upon entrance
-
Voter proceeds to ballot desk where individual ballot is matched with voter ID
-
System gives green light to access voting booth
-
Voter puts fingerprint on chosen candidate
-
Voter puts folded ballot in a box guarded by the military, who will also observe all the counting process until certification and results call to central command
Only the decentralized, offline local system has the voter ID and ballot matched and accessing that info would require official audit.
I'm not a tech expert but I imagine this would make cheating very, very hard. And if the fingerprint doesn't match voter ID or ballot number, the vote is invalid. Period.
Responsibilities can be traced back because of chain of custody, diversified system made of many small stations avoid giant fuck ups like invalidanting millions of votes