election_title: Large field (9 candidates) — STAR scales, and Equal Support decides
scenario_description: |-
  The ballot-visual election: 9 candidates, scored 0–5. STAR handles a big field
  with no extra machinery — the scoring round is just addition (no elimination
  rounds, unlike IRV, which would need up to 8).

  Carmen (15) and David (14) are the two highest totals, so they're the finalists.
  In the automatic runoff, 2 of the 3 voters scored BOTH finalists equally (Equal
  Support); the one voter who preferred Carmen decides it. Carmen wins.

  Discussion (Larry):
   - 9 candidates, one screen — why no rounds? (Scoring is addition.)
   - Most of the runoff is "Equal Support" — were those votes wasted? (No: they
     picked the finalists; neutral only on the Carmen-vs-David tie they declared.)
   - Helena and Gabe got plenty of stars — why aren't they in the runoff? (Only
     the top two by score are finalists.)
   - Did the runoff change the result or confirm it? (Confirms here; see
     06b_c9_runoff-overturns-leader.yaml for a case where it OVERTURNS the leader.)

voting_method: STAR
num_winners: 1

ballots: |-
  Andre,Blake,Carmen,David,Ella,Fernando,Gabe,Helena,Ira
  4,0,5,5,1,3,5,4,0
  4,3,5,5,1,3,5,4,1
  1,0,5,4,1,3,1,4,0

expected_winners:
  - Carmen

# [SLIDE] Full Deck — "INTRODUCING STAR VOTING" (the 5-star ballot + instructions).

# file: 06a_c9_b3_large-field-equal-support.yaml