Helios voting system
E487740
electronic voting system
end-to-end verifiable voting system
open-source software
web-based application
The Helios voting system is an open-source, web-based end-to-end verifiable electronic voting platform designed for secure, transparent, and auditable elections, often used in academic and organizational settings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helios voting system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5028304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helios voting system Context triple: [Scantegrity, relatedTo, Helios voting system]
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A.
ThreeBallot voting system
The ThreeBallot voting system is an end-to-end auditable voting scheme proposed by cryptographer Ronald L. Rivest that aims to provide voter verifiability and privacy without relying on complex cryptographic mechanisms.
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B.
Bimodal Voter Accreditation System
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System is a Nigerian election technology that uses both fingerprint and facial recognition to verify voters’ identities and curb electoral fraud.
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C.
Single Transferable Vote
Single Transferable Vote is a proportional representation electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated by transferring votes according to these rankings.
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D.
Paxos
Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
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E.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helios voting system Target entity description: The Helios voting system is an open-source, web-based end-to-end verifiable electronic voting platform designed for secure, transparent, and auditable elections, often used in academic and organizational settings.
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A.
ThreeBallot voting system
The ThreeBallot voting system is an end-to-end auditable voting scheme proposed by cryptographer Ronald L. Rivest that aims to provide voter verifiability and privacy without relying on complex cryptographic mechanisms.
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B.
Bimodal Voter Accreditation System
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System is a Nigerian election technology that uses both fingerprint and facial recognition to verify voters’ identities and curb electoral fraud.
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C.
Single Transferable Vote
Single Transferable Vote is a proportional representation electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference and seats are allocated by transferring votes according to these rankings.
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D.
Paxos
Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
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E.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic voting system
ⓘ
end-to-end verifiable voting system ⓘ open-source software ⓘ web-based application ⓘ |
| allows |
anyone to verify tally correctness
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voters to verify inclusion of their ballot ⓘ |
| deploymentModel |
self-hosted
ⓘ
software-as-a-service ⓘ |
| designedFor |
auditable elections
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secure elections ⓘ transparent elections ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ben Adida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeveloper |
Ben Adida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helios community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
auditability
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cryptographic ballot encryption ⓘ end-to-end verifiability ⓘ individual verifiability ⓘ mixnet or homomorphic tallying support ⓘ public bulletin board ⓘ universal verifiability ⓘ voter authentication integration ⓘ web-based election management interface ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
cryptographically protected tally
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open audit trail ⓘ supports multiple election types ⓘ supports secret ballots ⓘ web-based user interface ⓘ |
| hasUseCase |
academic elections
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organizational internal elections ⓘ professional association elections ⓘ student government elections ⓘ |
| isOpenSource | true ⓘ |
| license | GNU Affero General Public License NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| publishes | encrypted ballots on a public bulletin board ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
electronic voting security
ⓘ
end-to-end verifiable voting research ⓘ |
| stores | encrypted ballots ⓘ |
| supports |
remote voting
ⓘ
web-based voting ⓘ |
| typicalUser |
non-profit organizations
ⓘ
professional societies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| usedIn | academic studies of e-voting ⓘ |
| uses |
homomorphic encryption
ⓘ
public-key cryptography ⓘ zero-knowledge proofs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Helios voting system Description of subject: The Helios voting system is an open-source, web-based end-to-end verifiable electronic voting platform designed for secure, transparent, and auditable elections, often used in academic and organizational settings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.