Efficiency and Risks of E-voting

Master of Computer Applications

electronic voting holds the promise by transforming by improving accessibility convenience and efficiency it can significantly enhance voter participation by making voting more accessible for individuals with disabilities those residing abroad and people with limited time e-voting can accelerate vote counting and result tabulation potentially lowering administrative costs and burdens associated with traditional paper-based voting systems furthermore incorporating advanced technologies can enhance ballot design reduce errors and ensure greater accuracy in capturing voter intent however e-voting also introduces significant risks that need careful management key concerns include security with potential cyber-attacks hacking and tampering threatening election integrity ensuring voter privacy and ballot confidentiality poses another major challenge alongside maintaining transparency and public trust technical issues such as software bugs and system failures can disrupt the voting process and undermine confidence in the results additionally the digital divide may exacerbate inequalities as not all voters have access to the necessary technology or digital literacy to effectively use e-voting systems

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