The document describes an automatic polling system that uses fingerprint recognition for voter authentication. Fingerprint data is compared to a database to verify voters and allow casting votes. The system aims to securely and accurately conduct elections while maintaining voter privacy and preventing unauthorized voting.
The document describes an automatic polling system that uses fingerprint recognition for voter authentication. Fingerprint data is compared to a database to verify voters and allow casting votes. The system aims to securely and accurately conduct elections while maintaining voter privacy and preventing unauthorized voting.
The document describes an automatic polling system that uses fingerprint recognition for voter authentication. Fingerprint data is compared to a database to verify voters and allow casting votes. The system aims to securely and accurately conduct elections while maintaining voter privacy and preventing unauthorized voting.
The document describes an automatic polling system that uses fingerprint recognition for voter authentication. Fingerprint data is compared to a database to verify voters and allow casting votes. The system aims to securely and accurately conduct elections while maintaining voter privacy and preventing unauthorized voting.
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Automatic Polling System:
Abstract: The problem of voting is still critical in terms of safety and security. The Privacy of the voters, security of data and the accuracy of the votes are the main aspects that have to be taken into consideration while building secure Automatic Polling system. Finger print devices are used in the Automatic Polling System for voter verification. We have designed a finger print based voting machine where there is no need for the user to carry his ID which contains his required details. The person at the polling booth needs only to place his Finger on the device, thus allowing the acquisition of an on-spot fingerprint from the voter which serves as an identification. This Finger print reader reads the details from the tag. This data is passed onto the controlling unit for the verification. The controller fetches the data from the reader and compares this data with the already existing data stored during the registration of the voters. If the data matches with the pre-stored information of the registered fingerprint, the person is allowed to cast his vote. If not, a warning message is displayed on Personal Computer and the person is barred from polling his vote. The vote casting mechanism is carried out manually using the push buttons. The Personal Computer is used to display the related messages, warnings and ensuing results. This project deals with the design and development of an Automatic Polling system which allows the voters to scan their fingerprint and compared with already saved images in the database, if miss match occur the unauthorized person will be identified. It ensures that vote casting cannot be altered by unauthorized person. Casted vote will be updated immediately and sent to the nearby Database Administration unit in a timely manner. The result shows that the proposed Automatic Polling system is fast, efficient and fraud-free.
Block Diagram:
Finger Print Sensor
ARM (LPC2148) USART
Block Description:
Finger Print Sensor:
Finger print module is an input device used for Fingerprint processing which includes two parts: fingerprint enrollment and fingerprint matching (the matching can be 1:1 or 1:N). When enrolling, user needs to enter the finger two times. The system will process the two time finger images, generate a template of the finger based on processing results and store the template. When matching, user enters the finger through optical sensor and system will generate a template of the finger and compare it with templates of the finger library. For 1:1 matching, system will compare the live finger with specific template designated in the Module; for 1:N matching, or searching, system will search the whole finger library for the matching finger. In both circumstances, system will return the matching result, success or failure. ARM(LPC2148): LPC2148 ARM processor is used for controlling. ARM processor is used because of its extra features when compared to other microcontroller. It controls PC and finger print module. It receives input commands from switches and control finger print module when to receive the data, performs comparison , gives command to PC to display messages to direct the users to use it properly and also displays the results. USART: USART stands for Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter. It is sometimes called the Serial Communications Interface or SCI. It is used to transfer finger print id to the PC. Personal Computer: Personal computer is used for displaying purpose and to store data in database and retrieve it in vb.net. The finger print id from usart is received in vb.net which compare the database and retrieve the details regarding finger print id
which indicates whether the voter is already voted or not. It wont allow the unauthenticated person to vote. Advantages: Voters during voting cannot perform the tempering as he is not authorized to scroll any other screen. A voter cannot do bogus voting as his fingerprint must match the previously stored data. After voting, the voters fingerprint record is deleted from the database thereby not allowing him to cast voting more than once. The replication of voting information at multiple locations reduces the risk of biasing during vote counting. The existing Electronic Voting Machine comprises of two separate components: Ballot unit and Control unit; however in the developed system all functionalities are embedded in one module making it as compact and concise.
