Dubious security practices in e-voting schemes Between tech and legal standards
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2022
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Remote electronic voting has been around for a few decades
now. However, some legal uncertainty regarding its uses remains. In this
paper, we would like to highlight and discuss several techniques used in
e-voting which may not be fully compliant with the law. We analyze several
e-voting practices that rely on the addition of dummy ballots and
show how they conflict with legal standards. Specifically, we focus on
cases where dummy ballots are required for: better performance, testing,
participation privacy, or preventing coercion. We argue that these practices
may raise issues with the standards of authenticity and eligibility,
as well as with the principle “one voter, one vote”. Our research aims to
offer a better understanding of how legal principles can be interpreted
to ensure the legality of technological proposals in e-voting.
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e-Voting, Security, Dummy Ballots, e-valimine, turvalisus, testsedelid