Verification, Auditing, and Evidence - If We Didn’t Notice Anything Wrong

Verification, Auditing, and Evidence - If We Didn’t Notice Anything Wrong

Explore the challenges and solutions of secure electronic voting in this 22-minute conference talk from USENIX Enigma 2016. Delve into the concept of end-to-end verifiability in e-voting systems as presented by Vanessa Teague from The University of Melbourne. Learn how this approach allows voters to verify their vote's accuracy and inclusion in the final count. Examine the implementation of these principles in the vVote project during a state election in Victoria, Australia. Discover the potential for supervised poll site e-voting to enhance flexibility and security compared to traditional paper ballots. Conclude by considering the obstacles that must be overcome before government elections can be safely conducted over the Internet.