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MERGE:将电子结果与真实证据匹配,实现远程地点现场可验证投票

MERGE: Matching Electronic Results with Genuine Evidence for verifiable voting in person at remote locations

Ben Adida, John Caron, Arash Mirzaei, Vanessa Teague

AI总结:

MERGE协议结合电子投票速度与纸质选票验证,通过风险限制审计确保远程投票的完整性与准确性,延长选票到达时间窗口。

摘要:

海外军事人员常因传统邮件系统速度缓慢而在参与选举时面临重大挑战,这可能导致选票错过关键截止日期。虽然基于互联网的投票提供了更快的替代方案,但它给投票过程的完整性和隐私带来了严重风险。我们引入MERGE协议来解决这些问题,该协议结合了电子选票投递的速度与纸质选票回邮的可靠性。该协议允许选民快速提交其投票的电子记录,同时邮寄纸质选票以供验证。电子记录可用于初步结果,但纸质选票若及时收到,则用于风险限制审计(RLA),以确保选举的完整性。这种方法延长了选票到达的时间窗口,同时不损害计票的安全性和准确性。

英文摘要:

Overseas military personnel often face significant challenges in participating in elections due to the slow pace of traditional mail systems, which can result in ballots missing crucial deadlines. While internet-based voting offers a faster alternative, it introduces serious risks to the integrity and privacy of the voting process. We introduce the MERGE protocol to address these issues by combining the speed of electronic ballot delivery with the reliability of paper returns. This protocol allows voters to submit an electronic record of their vote quickly while simultaneously mailing a paper ballot for verification. The electronic record can be used for preliminary results, but the paper ballot is used in a Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) if received in time, ensuring the integrity of the election. This approach extends the time window for ballot arrival without undermining the security and accuracy of the vote count.

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