check.nseats: parameter-checking method for nseats (internal)

In SafeVote: Election Vote Counting with Safety Features

parameter-checking method for nseats (internal)

Description

parameter-checking method for nseats (internal)

Usage

check.nseats(
  nseats = NULL,
  ncandidates,
  default = 1,
  mcan = NULL,
  complete.ranking = FALSE
)

Arguments

nseats	initially-specified number of seats to be filled in an election
ncandidates	the number of candidates standing for election
default	the return value of this function when nseats=NULL
mcan	a deprecated name for nseats
complete.ranking	when TRUE, the return value is in 1..ncandidates When FALSE, the return value is in 1..ncandidates-1 (for backwards compatibility)

Value

a valid non-NULL value for the number of seats to be filled

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