The Implementation of Electronic Voting System for Student Representation Council using reCAPTCHA

Abstract

The electronic voting system (E-voting System) is a web-based application that enables voters to record safe and confidential votes electronically. This research aims to develop an E-Voting System by exploiting the 'reCAPTCHA' security component for a private international college. The Waterfall Model is deemed the most suitable to be used after data was gathered prior to developing the system and it is also considered simple to be employed. The functional testing was conducted with thirty students and results revealed that 63% of the respondents are in agreement that the traditional voting system should be supplanted with electronic voting system, especially to cut down the time in the voting process. Ultimately, the system developed demonstrated that it efficient, reliable and displayed transparency in the E-voting System.