Paper Ballot Advantages And Disadvantages

Abstract --

In this voting system,the voter identity card is replaced by smart card in which all the detail of the person is updated.Only the specified person can poll using their smart card. Here the smart card reader reads the smart card and the details of that person is displayed, then it asks for verification which is irish recognition. If the irish pattern matches then the person can poll.The person is allowed to poll once using this smart card.Once we voted,if we use smart card again,the smart card reader will access the cards but it will give a beep sound which indicates that the person has already voted.

Keywords: Democracy , Election System , Voting System.

I. Introduction

The election system is the pillar of the

Widely used before the introduction of Electronic Voting System. Paper ballot system includes casting the vote using the paper and the stamp. Each voter uses one ballot, and ballots are not shared. In regular elections, a ballot may be a simple piece of paper on which each voter writes in the name of a candidate, but governmental elections uses pre-printed sheets to maintain the secrecy of the votes[5]. The voter casts his/her ballot in a box at the polling station.

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Advantages of Paper Ballot Voting System:

The paper ballot system gives a simplest way to cast vote. Illiterate people can also cast their vote easily. No need to guide the individual.The system is very much affordable than the electronic system as the major requirements are only paper and a ballot box which are provided by the election commission

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Disadvantages of Paper Ballot Voting System: This system is very much time consuming and slow.It was the major type of electoral fraud found in India. Once the voting schedule is over, the result of the election cannot be declared immediately. All the ballot boxes are collected at a specific location and then the counting of the votes is carried out which is very much time

The lever assignment for each candidate is identified by printed strips which is visible to the voters. For unvoted position, the levers are horizontal.The voters enters the booth by opening the curtain with the help of lever and it automatically returned to theit original position. Electronic Voting System:

An electronic voting system is a type of voting system which uses electronic ballot that would allow voters to broadcast their secret vote ballot to election officials over the internet[3]. With the prosperity of internet over the years, inventors start to make the use of electronic voting in order to make the voting process more convenient and to raise the participation of the civic[7]. From now on, engineers have repeatedly created new technology to improve the feasibility of electronic voting system[1].

Block Diagram: Advantages of Electronic Voting