E-voting System Based on Ethereum Blockchain Technology Using Ganache and Remix Environments

Hassan, Hind S.; Hassan, Rehab; Gbashi, Ekhlas K.

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E-voting System Based on Ethereum Blockchain Technology Using Ganache and Remix Environments

Engineering and Technology Journal

Article 3, Volume 41, Issue 4, Spring 2023, Page 1-16 PDF (1312 K)

Document Type: Research Paper

DOI: 10.30684/etj.2023.135464.1273

Authors

Hind S. Hassan

¹; Rehab Hassan²; Ekhlas K. Gbashi²

¹Department of computer science, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

²Computer Science Dept., University of Technology-Iraq, Alsina’a street, 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.

Abstract

Abstract—In the second decade of the twenty-first century, blockchain is considered one of the most popular computer technologies. Blockchain is a zero-trust network, making it a potent tool for various services provided that people are ready to believe and invest in it. In the Ethereum world, the blockchain runs on smart contracts, self-executing applications that come at the cost of security. As technology is used increasingly, Election is facing new issues of trust and management. Therefore, E-voting systems are increasingly acceptable because they are more accurate, reliable, practical, and secure. This research purpose is to propose a decentralized elections application based on Ethereum; the application was developed using the Truffle development framework. The actions of the software were written into an Ethereum smart contract, which was then deployed on the Ethereum network. A web interface had been used to read the user's vote before it was broadcast to the Ethereum network through the web3.js API. The ganache was utilized as the Ethereum client. Metalmark was used as a wallet on a website, and the remix was used to deploy the smart contract on the main network, the results of implementing the proposed system show that the cost of each transaction is not stable, its increases with the increase the network load, and the throughput ends up at 14 transactions per second.

Highlights

A smart contract-based blockchain-based e-election system that operates on Ethereum and provides a set of rules for communication and contract decision-making among participants.
Blockchain technology has the potential to move beyond the constraints of centralized voting systems, demonstrating that it is not only quick and cheap but also safe and secure.
Ganache, the Truffle framework, NPM, metamask, and Remix ide were among the technologies utilized in this project.

Keywords

Blockchain; Ethereum; E-Voting; Truffle; Ganache; Remix

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