Tlaotic: Blockchain-Based Digital Ballot Box Compatible with Mexican Electoral Processes

In recent years, previous research presented digital voting systems based on blockchain, and some used in digital elections. For the present investigation, it is essential to address the ballot box in a unitary manner as a component, to ensure transparency in the receipt and storage of votes. This article presents a prototype of a digital ballot box based on blockchain technology, designed to comply with Mexican regulations and preserve the fundamental characteristics of a ballot box. Blockchain properties were adapted to offer transparency, auditing and monitoring by citizens in the reception and storage of votes. The ballot box is flexible for integration into voting systems, electoral processes and ballots. The design process combined qualitative, quantitative and experimental analysis to determine the technical parameters of the prototype. Performance and resource consumption of blockchain nodes results was obtained from the experimental stage. Finally, implementation recommendations are presented.