Overview

"Elections, referenda and polls are very important processes and tools for the smooth operation of a modern democracy. They provide means for transferring power from citizens to their representatives. They can, also, support the citizen's trust and confidence in government and democracy. Election systems have been, until recently, the focus of attention of mainly politicians and election officials. However, the case of Florida US Presidential Election attracted international attention, by a very wide audience, on how elections are administered and what is - or may be - the role of technology in this process. As a result, the capabilities and limitations of electronic and Internet-based voting systems have been brought to the centre of attention of many professionals, and are under intense scrutiny by policy makers, social scientists, computer and network engineers, and activist groups in several countries. Now the main issue is whether secure, reliable, robust, user-friendly, and less costly electronic voting systems could be developed. Such systems must meet strict security and privacy requirements, and comply with specific constitutional, legal and regulatory contexts. This edited volume identifies and describes capabilities and limitations, as well as the trends and future perspectives of electronic voting technologies, with emphasis in security and privacy. The book includes state-of-the-art material on existing and emerging electronic and Internet voting technologies, which may eventually lead to the development of adequately secure e-voting systems. It also presents an overview of the legal framework with respect to voting, a description of the user requirements for the development of a secure e-voting system, and a discussion on the relevant technical and social concerns. There are also three case studies on the use and evaluation of e-voting systems in three different real world environments. ""Secure Electronic Voting"" provides researchers and practitioners in computer science and engineering with an in-depth review on secure e-voting technologies. Election organizers, social scientists and legal experts can also benefit from the analysis of the socio-technical context of the e-voting systems and technologies. Secure Electronic Voting is designed to meet the needs of a wide audience in government, industry and academia and also graduate-level students in computer science and engineering."

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Author:   Dimitris A. Gritzalis
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2003 ed.
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9781402073014

ISBN 10:   1402073011
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   31 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Setting the Scene.- 1 Evaluation of voting technologies.- 2 In search of the perfect voting technology: No easy answers.- 3 Verification for electronic balloting systems.- 4 Electronic voting: Constitutional and legal requirements, and their technical implications.- II Trends and perspectives.- 5 Towards secure and practical e-elections in the new era.- 6 The theory and implementation of electronic voting systems.- 7 Secure electronic voting: The current landscape.- III Capabilities and Limitations.- 8 Public confidence and auditability in voting systems.- 9 Robust verifiable non-interactive zero-sharing: A plug-in utility for enhanced voters’ privacy.- 10 Issues, non-issues, and cryptographic tools for Internet-based voting.- 11 Private, secure and auditable Internet voting.- 12 Remote voting via the Internet? The Canton of Geneva pilot project.- 13 e-vote and PKI’s: A need, a bliss, or a curse?.- 14 Untraceable electronic mail, return addresses, and digital pseudonyms.

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