Primary definition
An electronic process implemented prior to counting involving encryption and decryption which removes any links between a marked ballot and the identity of the voter who cast it; used by some Internet voting systems as one of three phases of counting.
Also known asshuffling · re-encryption mix · cryptographic mixing · mixnet · mix network
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— Independent Panel on Internet Voting ReportView source
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An electronic process implemented prior to counting involving encryption and decryption which removes any links between a marked ballot and the identity of the voter who cast it; used by some Internet voting systems as one of three phases of counting.
Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Mixing. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 15, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/mixing
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Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report
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