BTTC Strengthens Democratic Voting with New Smart Contracts

BitTorrent Inc. has released a new voting smart contract on BitTorrent Chain (BTTC), which aims to decentralize the democratic process by ensuring transparent and tamper-proof voting. According to BitTorrent Inc., the contract includes nomination of candidates, voting, and determination of winners.

Voting Contract: A Blueprint for Digital Democracy

The voting contract is carefully designed to manage the entire voting process. Its main components are:

Structures and State Variables

The contract defines structures and state variables for storing voting data.

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.17;

Contract Voting
struct voter
string uid;
Unit Candidate ID Voting;

Structure candidate
string name;
string party;
bool exists.

Unit number candidate;
Number of unit voters;
uint256 Voting deadline;
mapping(uint => candidate) candidate;
mapping(uint => voter) voter;

event

Events occur at key points during the voting process.

event candidateRegistered(uint candidateID);
event voteRegistered(uint voterID, uint candidateID);

function

Set and obtain voting deadlines

function setVoteDeadline(uint256 _voteDeadline) public 
voteDeadline = _voteDeadline;

function getVoteDeadline() public view returns (uint256) 
return voteDeadline;

Add Candidate

function addCandidate(string calldata name, string calldata party) public 
numCandidates++;
candidates(numCandidates) = Candidate(name, party, true);
emit candidateRegistered(numCandidates);

Vote

function vote(string calldata uid, uint candidateID) public 
require(block.timestamp     require(candidates(candidateID).doesExist, "Candidate does not exist.");
numVoters++;
voters(numVoters) = Voter(uid, candidateID);
emit voteRegistered(numVoters, candidateID);

Get a winner

function getWinner() public view returns (string memory winnerName) 
uint() memory voteCounts = new uint()(numCandidates + 1);
for (uint i = 1; i         voteCounts(voters(i).candidateIDVote)++;

uint winningVoteCount = 0;
uint winningCandidateID = 0;
for (uint i = 1; i         if (voteCounts(i) > winningVoteCount) 
winningVoteCount = voteCounts(i);
winningCandidateID = i;

}
return candidates(winningCandidateID).name;
}

Get total votes for a candidate

function totalVotes(uint candidateID) public view returns (uint) 
uint voteCount = 0;
for (uint i = 1; i         if (voters(i).candidateIDVote == candidateID) 
voteCount++;


return voteCount;
}

The Power of Distributed Voting

This voting contract demonstrates how blockchain technology can transform existing voting systems by adding transparency, immutability, and security.

Beyond the Basics: Strengthening the Voting Contract

To improve the basic voting contract, consider adding the following features:

• Voter registration is implemented to prevent duplicate voting.
• Add candidate verification mechanism.
• Create a user-friendly frontend for voter interaction.

Conclusion: Shaping the Future of Democracy

This voting contract is a major step towards decentralizing democracy, ensuring that every vote counts, and that every election is transparent and fair. The blockchain world offers endless possibilities, and the future of democracy is in your hands.

Bonus Section: Learn more about BTTC Smart Contracts

For those looking to advance their blockchain development skills, BitTorrent Inc. offers a comprehensive GitHub repository with additional resources.

🚀 View the full project

Visit the BTTC example GitHub repository to access:

1. Complete contract code
2. Deployment script
3. Comprehensive Test
4. Multiple projects
5. documentation

🛠️Getting started

To make the most of these resources:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/adeelch9/bttc-examples.git
2. Go to your desired project directory
3. Follow the setup instructions in the project’s README.
4. Experiment with contracts, run tests, and try deploying them to testnets.

🌟 Why this matters

Browsing the entire repository gives you:

• A deeper understanding of smart contract development
• Hands-on experience in deployment and testing
• Exposure to best practices in blockchain development
• Inspiration for your BTTC project

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, the BTTC Examples repository is your gateway to fully mastering smart contract development on the BitTorrent Chain.

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