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Anonymous quantum network voting scheme

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We propose a quantum network voting scheme with anonymity and secrecy in this letter. Using two uncoupled quantum chains, an agent prepares a traveling entangled ballot state and transfers it to each voter for voting. After the completion of voting, the ballot state is sent to another authority called the tallyman to count the number of votes for each. The present scheme may be applied to leadership elections and realized experimentally in a quantum network.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Guihua Zeng

  2. Department of Communication Engineering, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Yuan Li

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Li, Y., Zeng, G. Anonymous quantum network voting scheme. OPT REV 19, 121–124 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-012-0021-y

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