election_title: The cure — score your ally, and STAR's split disappears
scenario_description: |-
  Same three candidates and the same factions as 05a, with one change: the Ada/Ben
  side actually USES the score ballot. Ada-fans still favor Ada but give ally Ben a
  3; Ben-fans favor Ben but give Ada a 3. They sincerely prefer either ally to Cara.

  Scores now: Ada 250, Ben 230, Cara 200. The two finalists are Ada and Ben — the
  opponent Cara is shut out — and the runoff keeps the seat on the majority side.
  Nothing about the electorate's true preferences changed between 05a and 05b; only
  whether voters expressed support for their ally. That is the whole point: STAR
  removes FORCED vote-splitting, and hands voters the tool to avoid the self-
  inflicted kind.

  Note the [Divergence from STAR] block: Choose-One (Plurality) still elects Cara on
  first-choices (Ada 35, Ben 25, Cara 40) — STAR diverges and fixes the split.
  Deep dive: 07_Concepts/residual_vote_splitting.md

blocs:
  Allies: [Ada, Ben]

voting_method: STAR
num_winners: 1

ballots: |-
  Count:Ada,Ben,Cara
  35:5,3,0   # Ada-fans — favorite Ada, but honestly score ally Ben a 3
  25:3,5,0   # Ben-fans — favorite Ben, but honestly score ally Ada a 3
  40:0,0,5   # Cara bloc (the minority side)

expected_winners:
  - Ada

# file: 05b_residual_split_expressive-fix.yaml