`#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Ballot {
public:
Ballot() {
for (int i = 0; i < num_candidates; ++i) {
preferences[i] = 0;
}
}
private:
};
class Tally {
public:
Tally(int num_candidates, int num_ballots):
num_candidates(num_candidates), num_ballots(num_ballots) {
for (int i = 0; i < num_candidates; ++i) {
votes[i] = 0;
}
}
void resolve_vote(int ballots[][num_candidates]) {
while (no_winner_yet() && election_still_valid()) {
update_prefs(ballots);
get_losers();
eliminate_losers();
}
int winner = get_winner();
if (winner == NO_WINNER) {
cout << "The election is inconclusive." << endl;
} else {
cout << "The winner is: " << winner << endl;
}
}
private:
int num_candidates;
int num_ballots;
int votes[num_candidates];
void update_prefs(int ballots[][num_candidates]) {
for (int i = 0; i < num_ballots; ++i) {
int first_choice = ballots[i][0];
votes[first_choice]++;
}
}
bool no_winner_yet() {
// Logic to determine if there is a winner
return false; // Placeholder, implement your logic here
}
bool election_still_valid() {
// Logic to check if the election is still valid
return false; // Placeholder, implement your logic here
}
void get_losers() {
// Logic to determine the losers
}
void eliminate_losers() {
// Logic to eliminate the losers
}
int get_winner() {
// Logic to determine the winner
return NO_WINNER; // Placeholder for now
}
};
int main() {
int num_candidates = 0;
cin >> num_candidates;
cout << num_candidates << " Candidates (Columns for each stage of the vote)" << endl; // test
int num_ballots = 0;
cin >> num_ballots;
cout << num_ballots << " Ballots (Iterate through each row for each round)"<< endl; // test
Tally tal(num_candidates, num_ballots);
tal.resolve_vote(ballots);
return 0;
}
`