Writing solid code book

[Roy Smith]

Jules Dubois <bogus at invalid.tld> wrote:
> My "Software Engineering" class votes again tomorrow on the language we use
> for our group project.  Tuesday's vote was Java (8 votes), Python (5), C++
> (3), and Smalltalk (1); Thursday's vote will be between Java and Python.  I
> get the opportunity to learn one or the other in a week.

How many votes does a language need to get to be elected Governor of 
California?