A Novel in E-Voting in Egypt

Election is a fundamental instrument of democracy that provides an official mechanism for people to convey their views to their government by democratic means. E-voting becomes the most important application in e-government and e-democracy. Nowadays some countries start to test and use electronic voting system, with advantage like quick tallies, and the possibility for remote reduction are among the main reasons for it; however there are some problems that need to be solved. Many e-voting schemes have been proposed and claim simplicity and added security. Some of these systems are used and implemented by government; the most famous one is the DRE system. There is a list of security requirements that constitutes a must for voting, and without these requirements, fraud and corruption may occur: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and verifiability.