Recently, the use of electronic voting system has been gained attention in the developed countries. Do we say this system has addressed the limitations in the existing traditional voting systems? How reliable and efficient is this paradigm? What are the vulnerabilities?
This is a long essay. Well to an extent it has reduced the problem of double voting, double counting, and manipulation of results. I believed continue usage of this technology will lead us a reliable and efficient end despite the various hitches.
In India, Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) have been used for National as well as State level elections from 1999 onwards. As standalone machines with no internet connectivity - it does not leave footprints on cyber space. By and large the country as a whole has accepted the fairness and objectivity of the entire process. The success of one political party in several elections in recent times had led to some debate in the country. As an answer to this challenge, the Election Commission of India, which is a Constitutional (Independent) Body, came out with VVPAT i.e. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, which a voter gets on the press of a button to confirm the authenticity of the system. The Election Commission of India has carved out a name for itself in this field and many nations around the world are relying upon its expertise of conducting the largest election process in the World.
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