Ballotx - automated ballot paper counting system

Abstract

Even though the technology has evolved dramatically throughout the last decade or so, many countries have stuck with the traditional ballot paper counting process. With BallotX we propose a viable alternative to reduce time and resources consumed in the traditional manual process by introducing image processing into this domain. This research paper discusses the ways in which the above can be achieved for varying ballot papers and elections. It also addresses the issues of transparency and reliability which has top priority when transforming such sensitive manual process to an automated one