[en] Verifiable voting schemes allow voters to verify their individual votes and the election outcome. The voting protocol Selene offers verification of plaintext votes while preserving privacy. Misconceptions of verification mechanisms might result in voters mistrust of the system or abstaining from using it. In this paper, we interviewed 24 participants and invited them to illustrate their mental models of Selene. The drawings demonstrated different levels of sophistication and four mental models: 1) technology understanding, 2) meaning of the verification phase, 3) security concerns, and 4) unnecessary steps. We highlight the misconceptions expressed regarding Internet voting technologies and the system design. Based on our findings, we conclude with recommendations for future implementations of Selene as well as for the design of Internet voting systems in general.
Disciplines :
Computer science
Author, co-author :
ZOLLINGER, Marie-Laure ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > APSIA
ESTAJI, Ehsan ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > APSIA
RYAN, Peter Y A ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Computer Science (DCS)
Marky, Karola; University of Glasgow > School of Computing Science
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
"Just for the sake of transparency": Exploring Voter Mental Models Of Verifiability
Publication date :
October 2021
Event name :
Sixth International Joint Conference, E-Vote-ID 2021
Event date :
from 05-10-2021 to 08-10-2021
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Electronic Voting, Sixth International Joint Conference, E-Vote-ID 2021, Bregenz, Austria, October 5-8
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