Keywords
E-voting
Election security
Decentralization
Transparenc
Abstract
Traditional voting procedures in developing nations such as Nigeria encounter security weaknesses, insufficient transparency, and inefficiencies, jeopardising election integrity. This study offers a blockchain-based voting system to resolve these difficulties by guaranteeing a secure, transparent, and decentralised electoral process. The project employs a mixed-methods approach to analyse current voting systems, create and implement a blockchain framework, and assess its performance. Research highlights the deficiencies of traditional systems, including vote tampering and identity fraud, whereas the blockchain system fortifies security via cryptographic authentication, guaranteeing vote immutability, and improves transparency through public verifiability. Notwithstanding its benefits, obstacles including scalability, integration expenses, and voter education are unavoidable. The study recommends for pilot implementations, legislative frameworks, and public awareness campaigns to promote the adoption of blockchain voting, which has the potential to transform electoral processes and restore confidence in democratic institutions.
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