# Vote-rs

This is a simple Rust program that reads a file of voting records and counts the votes for each nominee.

## goael
Implement a stv vote counting system in rust.
Could be based on rules and information found here: https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote
probably implement the scottish method https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/42/contents/made
because it is simpler and seems to be ok middle ground between complexity and fairness.


## Usage

To run the program, use the following command:

```bash
cargo run -- sample.csv --amount 3
```

Replace sample.csv with the path to your file of voting records.
amount is the number of nominees to select from the records.

## Functionality
The program reads the voting records from the specified file into a Vec<Record>. Each Record contains a Vec<Vote>, where each Vote has a name and a value.

The get_unique_names function is used to get a Vec<String> of the unique names in the records.

The count_votes function is used to count the votes for each name. It returns a Vec<Vote> where each Vote has a name and a value that is the total of the votes for that name. The Vec<Vote> is sorted in descending order by vote value.