diff --git a/config/member.go b/config/member.go
index eccf946..9fbbf76 100644
--- a/config/member.go
+++ b/config/member.go
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ func (c *Config) getMemberMaxId() int {
 	return maxId
 }
 
+// VotingMembers returns an int of how many members have zero or more votes
+func (c *Config) VotingMembers() int {
+	var votingMembers int
+	for _, member := range c.Members {
+		if member.Votes > 0 {
+			votingMembers++
+		}
+	}
+	return votingMembers
+}
+
 // Add a *Member struct to the Config, if it does not already exist. Takes in a *Member struct to be added.
 func (c *Config) AddMember(member *Member) {
 	if c.HasMember(member.Host) {
diff --git a/config/member_test.go b/config/member_test.go
index 47e4680..67f6486 100644
--- a/config/member_test.go
+++ b/config/member_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ func TestGetMemberMaxIdBeforeAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, testConfig.getMemberMaxId(), "config.getMemberMaxId() returned an incorrect value")
 }
 
+func TestVotingMembers(t *testing.T) {
+	config := &Config{Members: []*Member{
+		{Votes: 1},
+		{Votes: 2},
+		{Votes: 3},
+	}}
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, config.VotingMembers(), ".VotingMembers() returned incorrect result")
+	config = &Config{Members: []*Member{}}
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, config.VotingMembers(), ".VotingMembers() returned incorrect result")
+}
+
 func TestGetMember(t *testing.T) {
 	member := testConfig.GetMember("localhost:27017")
 	assert.NotNil(t, member, "config.GetMember() returned nil")