An overview of Blockchain Technology towards E-voting in Malaysia

Fadhilnor Rahmad; Mad Khir Johari Abdullah; Irni Eliana Khairuddin

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4126

Authors

Fadhilnor Rahmad Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Management, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Management, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Irni Eliana Khairuddin Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Management, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4126

Keywords:

e-voting, Blockchain, Blockchain technology

Abstract

This paper gives a general overview of blockchain-based electronic voting systems. The aim of this paper is to examine the status of blockchain-based voting research, as well as any potential difficulties, with the aim of predicting future developments in the Malaysia scenario. This paper was conducted based on literature review. A conceptual description of the planned blockchain-based e-voting application is provided after an introduction to the fundamental structure and characteristics of the blockchain in relation to e-voting. In addition, this paper also highlights several issues related to blockchain technologies and e-voting.

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