On Sun 05 Dec 2010 14:23 -0500, Shacristo wrote: > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Xyne <x...@archlinux.ca> wrote: > > Xyne wrote: > > > >> Xyne wrote: > >> > See attachment :P > >> > >> Trying again... > > > > ? > > > > Are attachments disabled or is there something wrong on my end? > > > > Here's the script in-line. Sorry for spamming the list. > > > > #!/usr/bin/env python2 > > from sys import argv > > > > # Quorum (66%) > > quorum = 0.66 > > > > # Total active TUs, yes votes, no votes, abstain votes. > > TUs, yes, no, abstain = [float(x) for x in argv[1:]] > > # Total number of votes. > > votes = yes + no + abstain > > > > # If an absolute majority has voted yes, > > if yes / TUs > 0.50 \ > > # or quorum has been established with a simple majority > > or (votes / TUs > quorum and yes / votes > 0.50): > > print "The motion has passed." > > > > else: > > print "The motion has failed." > > > > You need to multiply 0.66 x TUs for the actual quorum requirement and > you're counting no and abstain votes exactly the same. My > understanding is that abstain votes are only used for establishing a > quorum. Otherwise there's no reason to have them.
That's right. Abstained votes are counted for quorum (The TU was present for the vote), but is a ruined or blank vote, so do not affect the final result. The passing of the motion results from the number of 'aye' votes being greater than 'nay'.
