Secure Intranet Voting System for Students’ Union Elections inNigerian Tertiary Institutions
Journal Title: IOSR Journals (IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering) - Year 2014, Vol 16, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract: In virtually all tertiary institutions of Nigeria, electronic voting technologies for the conduct ofstudents’ union elections are yet to be implemented as a replacement for the existent manual votingtechnologies. Manual voting systems are primarily characterized by high incidences of electoral malpracticesand irregularities. In this era of rapid globalization, the impact of information and communications technology(ICT) advancement in Nigeria is having numerous positive implications on students and their communities. Inthat regard, we sampled the opinions of users of the latter technologies, as this is crucial for the structuring andacceptance of our proposed system: Secure Intranet Voting System (SIVS). Thus questionnaires were distributedamongst randomly-selected potential voters; interviews were conducted with a subset of students’ electoralcommissioners and electorates at some Nigerian tertiary institutions. From our findings, we reached aconsensus that the proposed system will aid in improving all electoral activities within Nigerian studentcommunities. This paper proposes the design, development and implementation of a Secure Intranet VotingSystem (SIVS). The proposed system (SIVS) harnesses and utilizes the immense power of ICT techniques tocreate a striking impact in the way electoral activities are been conducted in Nigerian institutions. The goal ofthe system is tailored at establishing an efficient and effective electronic voting system aimed at improvingstudents’ democracy, and reducing electoral irregularities and malpractices in students’ union elections, via acombination of robust voting technologies.
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Bonaventure C. Molokwu , Monica N. Agu
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