Title:
MULTIWAY ELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001020562
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A scheme or protocol for computationally secure, practical electronic voting is disclosed that supports multiple ballot options and write-in options. The scheme is based on homomorphic threshold cryptographic schemes. The scheme is efficient in computing election tallies for multi-way races (i.e., for choosing d-of-N options). In addition to implementation in the discrete log context, the scheme is presented in an elliptic curve setting.
Inventors:
ADLER JIM (US)
GREEN RICHARD L (US)
NEFF C ANDREW (US)
DAI WEI (US)
GREEN RICHARD L (US)
NEFF C ANDREW (US)
DAI WEI (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/007737
Publication Date:
October 18, 2001
Filing Date:
March 24, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VOTEHERE INC (US)
ADLER JIM (US)
GREEN RICHARD L (US)
NEFF C ANDREW (US)
DAI WEI (US)
ADLER JIM (US)
GREEN RICHARD L (US)
NEFF C ANDREW (US)
DAI WEI (US)
International Classes:
G06F21/64; G07C13/00; H04L9/32; (IPC1-7): G07C13/00; H04L9/32
Foreign References:
| US5495532A | 1996-02-27 |
Other References:
CRAMER R ET AL: "A SECURE AND OPTIMALLY EFFICIEN MULTI-AUTHORITY ELECTION SCHEME", EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS,IT,EUREL PUBLICATION, MILANO, vol. 8, no. 5, 1 September 1997 (1997-09-01), pages 481 - 490, XP000720074, ISSN: 1124-318X
BENALOH & YUNG: "Distributing the Power of a Government to Enhance the Privacy of Voters", PROC. ANNUAL ACM SYMP. ON PRINCIPLES OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING,XX,XX, August 1986 (1986-08-01), pages 52 - 62, XP002099136
DATABASE INSPEC [online] INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB; CRAMER R ET AL: "Multi-authority secret-ballot elections with linear work", XP000992684, Database accession no. 5323491
DATABASE INSPEC [online] INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB; COHEN BENALOH J: "Secret sharing homomorphisms: keeping shares of a secret secret", XP000992685, Database accession no. 3158221
BENALOH & YUNG: "Distributing the Power of a Government to Enhance the Privacy of Voters", PROC. ANNUAL ACM SYMP. ON PRINCIPLES OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING,XX,XX, August 1986 (1986-08-01), pages 52 - 62, XP002099136
DATABASE INSPEC [online] INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB; CRAMER R ET AL: "Multi-authority secret-ballot elections with linear work", XP000992684, Database accession no. 5323491
DATABASE INSPEC [online] INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB; COHEN BENALOH J: "Secret sharing homomorphisms: keeping shares of a secret secret", XP000992685, Database accession no. 3158221
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