The electronic voting machine contributed to a more agile voting process and eliminated many known frauds. On the other hand, it also increased the electorate’s distrust of the process, as voters can no longer observe what happens to their vote. The public auditing of the vote is a much-debated subject because the means available to audit the vote compromise the anonymity of the voter’s choice, considered a mandatory requirement in Brazilian democracy. This work presents an electronic voting system model that implements Blockchain and Blind Signatures to allow auditing and anonymity of the voter’s choice during the process..

Learn more