1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Online Voting System is a fully web based voting software solution. Using the decade old election system to collect votes from the citizens is no longer considered efficient due to the various recurring errors. So time has arrived that the paper based primordial voting system which has already proven itself an inefficient and slow procedure is changed immediately. The system that is being followed currently, from data collection procedure to counting of the votes is a manual process. Here we are proposing an automated electronic voting system. It starts with login and registration system that will provide the secured database of the voter’s information. Voter details will be stored against their finger prints in the
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After the election it produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual Online Voting System or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location. These systems use a precinct count method that tabulates Online Voting System at the polling place. They typically tabulate Online Voting System as they are cast and print the results after the close of polling. Public network DRE voting system
A public network DRE voting system is an election system that uses electronic Online Voting System and transmits vote data from the polling place to another location over a public network. Vote data may be transmitted as individual Online Voting System as they are cast, periodically as batches of Online Voting System throughout the Election Day, or as one batch at the close of voting. This includes Internet voting as well as telephone voting.
1.2 COMPANY PROFILE
SOLVENT Software Technologies (An ISO 9001:2008 certified Company) is a IT Development, training and outsourcing company in Bangalore,
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Existing System
The existing system of voting process is totally paper based and time taking process.
This process country expenses lot of money in election time. Which is on manpower, paper, vehicle, BSF force etc.
In the existing process for voting is very lengthy process for vote. The candidate stand in the queue on morning and wait for his/her number its very tired process and time consuming process.
In this process some time may be gathering occurred and lot of people are injured during election.
100 percent accuracy is very difficult in this process. It taken lot of time in counting of vote.
Even if he is registered voter of his new locality it is often seen that he is still existing voter of his old area. Thereby he can vote twice which is illegal.
Again these votes are counted manually so the process becomes a gradual one which may be inaccurate as well. All these problems together made people think about inventing a new system that will reduce corruption, increase accuracy and fast election. The concept of electronic voting system comes from this necessity.
2.1.2 Proposed
Creating a national database would just take too long and too much work to keep up with everything. In document E, it says “Voting is mandatory in Peru, with an enforced penalty of US$35 for not voting. This is probably the cause of the 13 percent of the ballots being blank or null, cast by citizens who refused to vote for any of the candidates or who spoiled their ballots.” Peru had recently experienced a dishonest election which left its citizens suspicious of their government. This quote shows that compulsory voting is bad because A national database on citizens that is frequently updated
The current system is undemocratic. The electorate does not officially elect the president, those who are apart of the electorate college elected the president. No other country holds their election in such a convoluted manner.” “Our nation witnessed the result of allowing the Electoral College to determine the
It keeps the efficiency of the electoral college when counting votes, but adds more equal representation of the votes in the states, resulting in a more fair election. This system would be the most effective than both the electoral college and/ or direct
Even if someone was not able to access some form of technology, when voting or near the time of voting pamphlets are given which provide information on every topic for the voter to vote on. As an effort to level the playing field between less populous states and more populous states, the Electoral College
With compulsory voting many countries become successful. Germany,Peru, Australia and many more countries have been required to vote since the late 1800’s to the late 1900’s (Doc A). In Brazil those who don 't vote have to pay a fine, causing many to not miss their voting slot time
Legislative redistricting in nature is a simple concept. However, the implication of legislative redistricting arises complications. Redistricting is a powerful tool used by our government. It influences how a state will be represented and in turn how the people will be represented. The misuse of this power can lead to catastrophic consequences.
For many years, America’s voting system has been criticized, with the main point of interest being the Electoral College. Some say that the Electoral College is necessary to streamline and simplify the voting process, while others say that it is outdated and takes away power from American citizens. After investigating the subject, it is clear that the Electoral College should be abolished due to the three major defects its critics find in the system; its undemocratic nature, its tendency to give small states’ votes too much power, and its disastrous effects on third-party candidates. The first, and possibly largest, defect in the Electoral College is its undemocratic nature. A professor of political science once said that “the Electoral College violates political equality” (Edwards 453).
The main purpose of the voter ID law is to prevent voter fraud and it has yet to be a big issue. Since there has been no problems, I assume that there has been some sort of leeway happening in the registration process. One of the main forms of leeway could be the fact that we have the option of 7 different types of identification that could be presented in order to vote. And not only that, but we have the right to submit provisional votes as well until we show some sort of ID to match our registration
Every citizen has the right to vote, but not everyone does these days. It’s important that all people vote in the country and compulsory voting will assure that, because voting is not just a right, it’s a responsibility like Jury duty. Throughout the history voting laws had changed from time to time and from country to country and till now 30 countries around the world had used compulsory voting and got effective results and their countries developed due to good elections that were built in people’s opinion. Voting is considered like paying taxes nowadays, even though it is a responsibility and a duty for them to do towards their country, some people support it and others don’t. The advocates of the compulsory voting argue that
Second, anyone who is caught committing voter fraud will be punished severely. This includes attempting to fraudulently get an ID, attempting to vote under someone else’s name, or any other kind of voter fraud. Consequences will include being banned from voting or holding any government office forever, potentially a fine or jail time. Requiring photo ID to vote is a highly debated topic on both the national and state level. Many argue that voter ID would go against the freedoms listed in the constitution.
This unfamiliarity and thought of the process being confusing deters the younger people from registering to vote in the first place. By removing this process, voters can just show up to cast their votes and move on with their day without worrying about this potentially confusing process. These three methods combined could increase the voter turnout for each
There is a strict and non-strict identification process. In the non-strict process the voter can vote by signing an affidavit of identity. Voters without id can vote but the officials will determine at the close of business if they are a registered voter (Underhill, 2017). The voter id laws effects members of our society that are considered less fortunate or the lower class of their rights.
Voting represents the collective choice, during the voting process, individuals' preferences are taken together, and eventually they aggregate their diverse opinion into a social choice. Although there are many alternative voting systems, they cannot always deliver in all situations. The reason is stated by Arrow, and it shows that it is impossible to find a perfect system. Therefore, it is important to weigh up the strength and weakness, then choose appropriate method among various alternative
What do I mean by that? In America, only people who are American citizens are able to vote,
Stepping into a voting booth for a teenager at age 16 or 17 can go either way really. In the article, “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment in the polls” author Annys Shin explains how Ben Miller a 16-year-old who works a part time job and attends high school was part of 350 other 16 and 17-year-olds who were granted the right to vote in municipal elections. Obviously much of the criticism that Takoma City Council received was from the older voters, as they argue that young people barely old enough to drive a car don’t have the experience as well as the perspective to vote. Nevertheless, I believe that even if teenagers at this age are not the most experienced, the City Council should still allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote.