Definition and analysis of election processes

Authors:
Mohammad S. Raunak;Bin Chen;Amr Elssamadisy;Lori A. Clarke;Leon J. Osterweil
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Venue:
SPW/ProSim'06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Software Process Simulation and Modeling
Year:
2006

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Abstract

This paper shows that process definition and analysis technologies can be used to reason about the vulnerability of election processes with respect to incorrect or fraudulent behaviors by election officials. The Little-JIL language is used to model example election processes, and various election worker fraudulent behaviors. The FLAVERS finite-state verification system is then used to determine whether different combinations of election worker behaviors cause the process to produce incorrect election results or whether protective actions can be used to thwart these threats.