Essays about: "Cost of voting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Cost of voting.

  1. 1. Blockchain-based e-voting system without digital ID: A Proof-of-Concept

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Leonard Schick; [2024]
    Keywords : Computer science; Cryptography; Crypto; Blockchain; Distributed systems; e-voting; electronic voting; Ethereum; Hyperledger; Hyperledger besu; Decentralization; Datavetenskap; Kryptografi; Blockkedja; Distribuerade system; e-röstning; Elektronisk röstning; Blinda signaturer; Ethereum; Hyperledger Besu; Decentralisering;

    Abstract : Electronic voting systems have the potential to offer a cost effective, secure and transparent way of communicating with the citizens, increasing trust and participation. However creating a secure open source electronic voting system providing confidentiality and transparency with sufficient performance has long been a challenge. READ MORE

  3. 2. Voter Turnout based on Income : Investigating Voting Behavior in the U.S. Presidential Election of 2016

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Tapper; Emma-Louise Maras; [2022]
    Keywords : Voter; Voter turnout; GDP per capita; Utility hypothesis model; COVI;

    Abstract : To be able to see if voter turnout can be enhanced, studying income is of interest. This researchpaper attempts to answer the following thesis question: “How can voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election be explained by income?” The conclusion drawn is that income, measured in GDP per capita, does affect voter turnout, however the exact influence is hard to determine. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Swedish Public Finance Factors on the Local Real Estate Market : Based on the GMM PVAR Approach

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Jiayu Zhang; [2022]
    Keywords : Public Investments ; Real Estate Market ; GMM PVAR Model ; Offentliga investeringar ; Fastighetsmarknaden ; GMM PVAR-modell ;

    Abstract : Real estate market prices have proven to be influenced by many driving factors. As suggested by Tiebout's (1956) model, the level of public services was believed to influence people's decision to move geographically, which was called "voting with their feet". READ MORE

  5. 4. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Engström; [2021]
    Keywords : electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Decentralized Voting System

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Fahmi Abdulqadir Ahmed; Gustaf Engström; Omar Hindawi; Tom Tobiasson; Melker Veltman; Oskar Wallgren; [2020-10-30]
    Keywords : Decentralized; Voting; Election; Blockchain; Hyperledger; Sawtooth; Consensus; Transaction Processor; Distributed Systems;

    Abstract : The target of the project "A Decentralized Voting System" is to investigate whether recent developments in distributed systems can make a decentralized voting system capable of replacing the current systems in place. The current voting systems that are taken into account are primarily democratic electoral voting systems, such as the Swedish national electoral voting system. READ MORE