Title: Online Voting System - Project Synopsis
1. Introduction: The Online Voting System is a web-based application designed to facilitate secure
and transparent elections. It allows registered users to cast their votes online, ensuring accuracy,
integrity, and efficiency in the voting process.
2. Objectives:
To provide a user-friendly and secure platform for online voting.
To prevent fraudulent voting through authentication mechanisms.
To automate vote counting and result declaration.
To allow administrators to manage candidates and elections efficiently.
3. Scope:
The system is designed for organizations, universities, and small-scale elections.
Only registered users can vote, ensuring authenticity.
Real-time vote counting and result display.
Secure login system for voters and administrators.
Admin can add, update, and remove candidates.
Hypothetical parties such as A, B, C, D, etc., will be used for demonstration.
4. Technology Stack:
Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Backend: [Link] with [Link]
Database: MySQL
Security Measures: JWT Authentication, Password Hashing
5. System Flow:
1. User Registration & Login: Users register with an email and password. Secure authentication
is implemented using JWT.
2. Admin Panel: The admin manages elections, adds candidates, and monitors the voting
process.
3. Voting Process: Eligible users log in and cast their votes. Each user can vote only once.
4. Vote Counting: The system stores votes securely and updates the database in real time.
5. Result Display: After the voting period ends, results are displayed dynamically.
6. Database Design:
Users Table: Stores user details and login credentials.
Candidates Table: Stores candidate information.
Votes Table: Stores user votes, ensuring one vote per user.
7. Security Measures:
User authentication using JWT tokens.
Password hashing for secure storage.
Preventing multiple votes using a unique user-vote mapping.
SQL injection prevention through prepared statements.
8. Conclusion: The Online Voting System enhances accessibility and efficiency in elections while
ensuring security and transparency. By leveraging web technologies, it provides a seamless voting
experience for users and administrators.