Enum: VoteOptionEnum

How a legislator can be recorded in a vote.

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
yes	None
no	None
abstain	None	Formally abstained, where the rules provide for it.
present	None	Answered “present”: counted toward quorum without taking a side.
absent	None	Recorded as absent.
not_voting	None	Recorded as not voting, with no more specific reason (U.S. Congress records absences this way).
paired	None	Paired with a member on the other side, so that neither vote is counted.

Slots

Name	Description
option	Popolo encodes this as the Count’s rdf:type (opengov:YesCount etc.).

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia

LinkML Source

name: VoteOptionEnum
description: How a legislator can be recorded in a vote.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  'yes':
    text: 'yes'
  'no':
    text: 'no'
  abstain:
    text: abstain
    description: Formally abstained, where the rules provide for it.
  present:
    text: present
    description: 'Answered "present": counted toward quorum without taking a side.'
  absent:
    text: absent
    description: Recorded as absent.
  not_voting:
    text: not_voting
    description: Recorded as not voting, with no more specific reason (U.S. Congress
      records absences this way).
  paired:
    text: paired
    description: Paired with a member on the other side, so that neither vote is counted.