Public Perception of Voting Systems Evaluating Trust in Traditional vs. E-Voting
Mohammed Z.M. Shat · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 2025
This paper examines the public attitude toward traditional and e-voting systems especially the trust that people have in them. With the continued advancement of digital technologies within democracies, issues of security, inclusiveness, and credential of voting systems measures have raised public discussion among voters, policy-makers and academics .The results show that traditional voting methods are popular because of their widespread presence and that there are trends to enhance the status of electronic voting., the E-voting systems are met with a lot of scepticism and this blamed on issues to do with cybersecurity, privacy and in overall technical security concerns, and reliability of e-voting systems have prompted debate among voters, policymakers, and academics. Several factors, including education level, age, and previous experience with technology in everyday life, may influence voter preferences and perceptions. To increase public confidence in voting, more convincing practical steps should be put in place around transparency, security technologies, and public education. Furthermore, this paper contributes to the debate on the continued modernization of electoral systems while emphasizing and increasing public confidence in the electoral process.