election_title: Equal Support — counted in both rounds, neutral only in the tie-break
scenario_description: |-
  A demo for the "discounted votes" objection. 100 voters, candidates A, B, C.

  40 voters score A=5 AND B=5 (they love both) and C=0. 35 prefer A (A=5, B=3).
  25 prefer C (A=0, B=0, C=5).

  Scoring Round: A and B have the highest totals and advance — and the 40
  "equal support" ballots are exactly what pushed them there. So those ballots
  were COUNTED: they chose the finalists.

  Automatic Runoff: between A and B, the 40 equal-A-B ballots and the 25 C-lovers
  (who scored both finalists 0) have no preference, so they are "Equal Support."
  The runoff is decided by the 35 voters who did prefer one finalist: A wins.

  Takeaway: an Equal Support ballot is a voter who DECLARED A TIE between the
  finalists, not a voter who lost their voice. It counted in the scoring round
  and is simply neutral in a tie-break it has no preference in.

voting_method: STAR
num_winners: 1

ballots: |-
  Count:A,B,C
  40:5,5,0   # love BOTH A and B -> helps advance them; neutral in the runoff
  35:5,3,0   # prefer A over B -> decides the runoff
  25:0,0,5   # prefer C -> no preference between A and B

expected_winners:
  - A

# file: equal_support_runoff_demo.yaml