Framework for Multilingual Mobile E-Voting Service Infrastructure for Democratic Governance

Abstract

In most developing countries, electoral processes preceding democratic governance is characterized with high rate of fraudulent practices ranging from stolen of ballots, falsification of vote counts or rigging, improper voting and votes lost through invalid ballot marks due to ignorance and inadequate prior awareness and negligence. In this paper, we present the design and generic implementation of a framework of an integrated multilingual voting service infrastructure for conducting credible elections in rural and suburban communities in developing countries. The result of the testing done in Nigeria on the developed voting framework using Hypertext processor Web platform and Google Android mobile platform in the citizens’ mother tongue shows promising results. These will ensure high level of citizen participation and conduct of free, fair, transparent, convenient and confidential electoral processes in future elections in these countries.