Aplicabilidade da blockchain no sistema de eleição departamental da UTFPR campus Ponta Grossa

Abstract

This work aims to use a blockchain-based voting system to verify the feasibility of its use in the electoral process of choosing the department head of the UTFPR campus Ponta Grossa. It is hoped that the possibility of a secure online election could bring in more voters where voting is not mandatory. A web interface and a private blockchain were used. The possibility of keeping the vote secret in an online poll were verified, without being possible to prove to both the voter and the organizing table. The security and performance requirements of the proposed system were analyzed. It was concluded that although the use of an online electoral system using the blockchain is feasible, it is impossible to maintain the secrecy of the vote if voting is not done in a controlled venue.