Quorum FAILS — won the count, but not elected¶
Generated from quorum_fail_demo_c3_b6.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
Scenario¶
The SAME six ballots as quorum_demo_c3_b6.yaml (Anna wins the tabulation) —
only the assumed electorate changes, and now no one is elected.
A made-up-for-teaching rule (NOT how real quorum works — a real election uses the actual registered electorate): pretend the electorate is the turnout plus another 100%, i.e. eligible_voters = 6 cast × 2 = 12. The default quorum is a majority (>50%) of eligible voters, so it needs more than 6 — at least 7.
Exactly 6 of 12 turn out: 50%. A quorum is a strict majority, so 50% is not enough — it fails by one. Anna still wins the count, but the election is invalid for lack of turnout, so the engine declares NO WINNER. "Winning the vote" and "being elected" are different things when a quorum isn't met.
→ Concept: 07_Concepts/topics/quorum.md → The same ballots that DO reach quorum: 01_STAR/02_Examples/cases/quorum_demo_c3_b6.yaml
Parameters (from the YAML)¶
eligible_voters: 12
Ballots¶
The ballots as marked — the filled bubble is the score given, and the score is the number in its column:
| # | Ballot as marked | Anna | Ben | Cara |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
4 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  |
0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 |  |
- | - | - |
The same ballots as the file records them:
Row 1 = candidate names; each later row is one voter's 0–5 scores (a N × prefix = N identical ballots).
Markers on these ballots: - blank · ~ race abstention · & candidate abstention · ? spoiled · % spoiled+reissued — all tabulate as 0 (reported honestly).
Anna, Ben, Cara
5, 0, 0
5, 1, 0
4, 0, 1
0, 5, 0
1, 4, 0
-, -, - # blank ballot: still counts toward turnout (but turnout is short here)
What the engine says¶
Full report from the _tabulated mirror (regenerated on every run; every analysis forced on):
--- STAR Voting Method (single winner) ---
Quorum: 6 of 12 eligible voters participated (50% turnout); requires more than 50% (>= 7). NOT MET.
No winner declared — quorum not reached.
Run it yourself:
python STARVote_LH_tabulation_engine/starvote_larry_hastings.py 01_STAR/02_Examples/cases/quorum_fail_demo_c3_b6.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 · 05a_c5_b3_unanimous-ballots · 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 · 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