Final answer:
Writing a program for a recall election involves calculating whether a candidate has received a majority (more than 50 percent) of the vote. The program must correctly represent the voting-eligible population and apply the winner-take-all system as needed. It determines if an official stays in office or is removed based on the public vote.
Step-by-step explanation:
A recall election is a process that allows citizens to remove an elected official from office before their term is over, through a direct vote. To determine who has won a recall election, such as the fictional scenario based on Governor Gavin Newsom recall election of 2021, voting-eligible population and a majority vote are crucial concepts.
For Project #1, the program should calculate if a candidate has received more than 50 percent of the total votes. This majority is required to win the election outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates may have to face each other in a run-off election. Additionally, the program might need to account for the winner-take-all system in certain contexts, where all electoral votes for a state are allocated to the candidate with the most votes in that state.
In implementing the program, one should consider the accurate representation of the voting populace, the correct calculation of votes, and the proper determination of whether a majority vote has been achieved. If enough citizens vote against the official in question, the official is removed. However, if the vote to remove the official does not reach the required majority, then the official remains in office