Elections make a fundamental
contribution to democratic governance and are very important to select
the appropriate person to determine the fate of a nation while a large
number of citizens do not trust the ballot-paper-based voting system. As
a result, e-Voting is being adopted by various countries throughout the
world. With advantages, there are a number of constraints of e-voting
systems, a single vulnerability can lead to large-scale manipulations of
voting results. Leveraging and intersecting both cutting-edge
technologies including biometric and blockchain technology can address
the limitations of current e-Voting frameworks. In this research, we
analyze the requirements for systems modeling of voting technology and
possible opportunities to adopt biometrics and blockchain technology.
Based on the requirements analysis, we propose a biometric-enabled and
hyperledger fabric-based voting framework to automate identity
verification that will ensure transparency and security of electronic
voting. We utilize the software architecture analysis method and active
reviews for intermediate designs for evaluating the proposed framework.
Demonstration indicates the efficiency and quality attributes of
architectural design that shall lead us to implement the system in
real-world scenarios in future studies. Initially, we develop a Webbased
prototype to demonstrate the framework. In future studies, we aim to
implement on large scale and evaluate the prototype against the
requirements and security standard.