psifospoll 1.0.1

PsifosPoll is a python library for different voting methods

PsifosPoll: Library for Election Result Algorithms

PsifosPoll is a Python library developed by the electronic voting system Psifos team. For more information about our work, visit the Psifos Participa UChile instance page: Participa UChile.

Description

PsifosPoll is a Python library designed to contain different algorithms for calculating the result of an election.

Currently, the library includes the algorithm for preferential ranking voting, Single Transferable Vote (STV), in its Weighted Inclusive Gregory Method version with a droop quota.

Resources

• STV Versions: For more information about different versions of STV, it is recommended to consult the paper DETERMINING THE RESULT: Transferring Surplus Votes in the Western Australian Legislative Council

• PsifosPoll Implementation: If you want to learn more about the version of STV implemented by this library, we suggest reviewing the paper Shuffle-Sum: Coercion-Resistant Verifiable Tallying for STV Voting in section I.c.

Installation

You can install PsifosPoll using the pip package manager. Run the following command in your terminal:

$ pip install psifospoll

Usage Example

Here is a basic example of how to use PsifosPoll with STV:

from psifospoll import STVElection

def stvTally(seats, candidates_list, ballot_list):
    election = STVElection()
    election.runElection(seats, candidates_list, ballot_list)
    print(election.getRoundResumes())
    print(election.getTalliesResumes())
    print(election.getWinnersList())

# Voting example
# Three seats, five candidates and six ballots
l1 = [
    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    [5, 4, 3, 2, 1],
    [2, 3, 4, 5, 1],
    [3, 4, 5, 1, 2],
    [4, 5, 1, 2, 3],
    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
]
cand = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
stvTally(3, cand, l1)
# In this example, STV runs for 3 rounds, and candidates 1, 3 and 4 are elected.

More Examples

You can find more examples of possible inputs for STV in the examples.py file of the library.

Contributions

We would love to receive contributions! If you want to make a Pull Request (PR), make sure the code used is formatted with the black library. You can do this by running the following command in the PsifosPoll directory:

black .

Contact

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [e-mail]

Thank you for using PsifosPoll!