Currently the roll call pages include presidential pseudovotes in the vote tally, as do the data downloads. For example, this roll call has 119+1=120 yea votes. This is consistent with P & R's practice, but pretty surprising -- we get a lot of support emails about it.
[ ] Change the display on the website to break up the 120 into 119+1=120 with an explainer message.
[ ] Somehow clarify this in the data downloads. Perhaps emphasizing pseudovotes in the documentation or even adding a pseudovote column to indicate whether one of the votes is by the president.
Currently the roll call pages include presidential pseudovotes in the vote tally, as do the data downloads. For example, this roll call has 119+1=120 yea votes. This is consistent with P & R's practice, but pretty surprising -- we get a lot of support emails about it.
pseudovote
column to indicate whether one of the votes is by the president.