On the Specification and Verification of Voting Schemes

Beckert, Bernhard; Gore, Rajeev; Schurmann, Carsten

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On the Specification and Verification of Voting Schemes

Date

2013

Authors

Beckert, Bernhard

Gore, Rajeev

Schurmann, Carsten

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

The ability to count ballots by computers allows us to design new voting schemes that are arguably fairer than existing schemes designed for hand-counting. We argue that formal methods can and should be used to ensure that such schemes behave as intended