Title: Trust and security in the e-voting system

Authors: Lichun Chiang

Addresses: Department of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., Tainan, 701 Taiwan

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the possible effects of trust and security on the e-voting system in Taiwan. According to the technology acceptance model, a set of trust constructs is proposed for four perceptual factors as research variables: ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude of usage and security. The research method utilised Structural Equation Modelling to test the perception of trust of 281 users in the e-voting system. The research results showed the effect of |ease of use| on attitude towards using the e-voting system required |perceived usefulness| as a medium. Then the effect exhibited positive and significant influences among ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude towards using the e-voting system. Security of the e-voting system has a positive and significant effect on attitude and trust in the e-voting system. Therefore, the security of the e-voting system plays an important role in establishing user trust.

Keywords: trust; security; e-voting systems; structural equation modelling; e-government; electronic voting; online voting; electronic government; Taiwan; ease of use; perceived usefulness; usage attitudes.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2009.027782

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2009 Vol.6 No.4, pp.343 - 360

Published online: 11 Aug 2009 *

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