Decentralized E-Voting: Challenges and Solutions

This lecture covers the challenges and solutions in decentralized e-voting systems, focusing on the phases of voter registration, ballot preparation, casting, and counting. It discusses the requirements for integrity, privacy, transparency, and coercion resistance. The instructor explains in-person voting methods and the concept of remote e-voting, emphasizing end-to-end verifiability and the use of public bulletin boards or ledgers. The lecture also addresses challenges like coercion resistance and the approaches to ensure cast-as-intended and counted-as-recorded properties. It concludes with insights into the Swiss Post e-voting system, emphasizing the importance of individual and universal verifiability, as well as the rigorous security measures in place.