Unanimous ballots (five candidates)¶
Generated from 05a_c5_b3_unanimous-ballots.yaml — do not edit by hand. Regenerate: python STARVote_LH_tabulation_engine/tools_adam/scripts/build_yaml_pages.py.
Method: STAR (single winner) · 1 seat · Expected winner: Andre
Scenario¶
Every voter casts an identical ballot, so the outcome is unanimous and the finalists are never in doubt. A simple sanity check / smallest-contrast case for the five-candidate display.
Ballots¶
Row 1 = candidate names; each later row is one voter's 0–5 scores (a N × prefix = N identical ballots).
Andre,Blake,Carmen,David,Ella
5, 1, 4, 3, 0
5, 1, 4, 3, 0
5, 1, 4, 3, 0
What the engine says¶
The count, step by step — the rounds and how the winner is reached:
--- STAR Voting Method (single winner) ---
[STAR Voting]
Tabulating 3 ballots.
Count × Andre,Blake,Carmen,David,Ella
3 × 5, 1, 4, 3, 0
[STAR Voting: Scoring Round]
The two highest-scoring candidates advance to the next round.
Andre -- 15 -- First place
Carmen -- 12 -- Second place
David -- 9
Blake -- 3
Ella -- 0
Andre and Carmen advance.
[STAR Voting: Automatic Runoff Round]
The candidate preferred in the most head-to-head matchups wins.
Andre -- 3 -- First place
Carmen -- 0
Equal Support -- 0
Andre wins.
Runoff math:
3 ballots cast
− 0 Equal Support (no preference between the two finalists)
─
3 voters with a preference (majority = 2)
Andre 3 (100%) · Carmen 0 (0%)
[STAR Voting: Winner — STAR Voting Method (single winner)]
Andre
Full audit — preference matrix, Condorcet, and score distribution¶
--- Runoff (Preference) Matrix ---
Head-to-head / pairwise comparison
Legend: For - Equal Support - Against
* indicates Top 2 Finalist
| * Andre | Blake | * Carmen | David | Ella |
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* Andre > | --- |3 - 0 - 0 |3 - 0 - 0 |3 - 0 - 0 |3 - 0 - 0 |
Blake > | 0 - 0 - 3 | --- |0 - 0 - 3 |0 - 0 - 3 |3 - 0 - 0 |
* Carmen > | 0 - 0 - 3 |3 - 0 - 0 | --- |3 - 0 - 0 |3 - 0 - 0 |
David > | 0 - 0 - 3 |3 - 0 - 0 |0 - 0 - 3 | --- |3 - 0 - 0 |
Ella > | 0 - 0 - 3 |0 - 0 - 3 |0 - 0 - 3 |0 - 0 - 3 | --- |
[Condorcet Winner]
Condorcet Winner: Andre — matches the STAR winner
[Condorcet Loser]
Condorcet Loser: Ella — loses every head-to-head matchup
[Score Distribution] (how many ballots gave each star rating)
Score
Candidate 5 4 3 2 1 0 | Total Avg
Andre 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 5.0
Blake 0 0 0 0 3 0 | 3 1.0
Carmen 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 12 4.0
David 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 9 3.0
Ella 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0.0
Everything in one file: the _tabulated mirror (regenerated on every run; every analysis forced on).
Run it yourself:
python STARVote_LH_tabulation_engine/starvote_larry_hastings.py 01_STAR/02_Examples/cases/05a_c5_b3_unanimous-ballots.yaml
See also¶
More cases in this set: 02a_c3_b1_three-candidates · 02b_c3_b2_three-candidates · 03a_c3_b3_style-bullet-vote · 03b_c3_b3_1_style-protest-vote · 03b_c3_b3_2_expand_style-protest-vote · 03c_c6_b8_style-gallery · 03d_c5_b5_style-gallery-five-more · 04b_c4_b3_display-options-all · 06a_c9_b3_large-field-equal-support · 06b_c9_runoff-overturns-leader · 09_c4_b100_tennessee-capital · abstentions · bv2182_tg4779_faq_runoff_reversal · bv2184_fyy886_lunch_vote · bv2187_qrw6wb_ann-bob-cal · bv2256_c8h3tb_traditional_style · bv2263_xw23m9_over_50_percent · csv_ambiguity_ex1_c4_b8 · display_options_demo · equal_support_runoff_demo · quorum_demo_c3_b6 · quorum_fail_demo_c3_b6 · same_mean_different_spread_c2_b5 · star_ala_approval · three_winners_cw_score_runoff · vote_splitting · vote_splitting2 · vote_splitting3 · vote_splitting_scenario1_spoiler · vote_splitting_scenario2_bloc_leads · vote_splitting_scenario3_outsider_wins