I have written a couple of things about e-voting, most comprehensively in an article entitled e-voting; I was in a hurry. I came across this twitter thread which reinforces the arguments I make, although he summarises the problems as secrecy and coercion. Matthew also takes a pop at the advocates of bitcoin though and that’s because its complex, not because its private and horrendously expensive.
Why blockchains don’t solve the voting problem. Part 1/833837
— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) August 28, 2018
Large-scale voting requires a number of complicated properties. People need to be assured that their vote will be accurately recorded and counted. But votes also have to remain secret.
There aren’t 833837 items in the thread, or at least I haven’t found that many, I make it about 14. Why not check it out?