NAME
Vote::Count::Method::STAR
VERSION 2.02
SYNOPSIS
use Vote::Count::Method::STAR;
my $tennessee = Vote::Count::Method::STAR->new(
BallotSet => read_range_ballots('t/data/tennessee.range.json'), );
my $winner = $tennessee->STAR() ;
say $Election->logv();Description
Implements the STAR method for resolving Range Ballots.
Method Common Name: STAR (Score Then Automatic Runoff)
Scores the Range Ballots, then holds a runoff between the two highest scored choices. The method is named for the acronym for Score Then Automatic Runoff.
Function Name: STAR
Conducts and Logs STAR.
Beginning with version 1.08 the STAR() method returns a Hash Ref similar to other Vote::Count Methods. The key 'tie' is true for a tie false otherwise, the key 'winner' contains the winning choice or 0 if there is a tie. When there is a tie an additional key 'tied' contains an Array Ref of the tied choices.
When more than 2 choices are in a tie for the automatic runoff STAR() returns them as a tie.
Criteria
Simplicity
The Range Ballot is more complex for voters than the Ranked Choice Ballot. The scoring and runoff are both very simple.
Later Harm
By ranking the preferred choice with the maximum score, and alternate choices very low, the voter is able to minimuze the later harm impact of those later choices. With 10 choices in regular Borda, the second choice would recieve 90% of the first choice's score, by ranking later choices at the bottom of the scale the impact is much lower.
Condorcet Criteria
STAR only meets the Condorcet Loser Criteria. The runoff prevents a Condorcet Loser from winning.
STAR does not meet the Smith and Condorcet Winner Criteria.
Consistency
STAR should meet Monotonacity. Adding a non-winning choice will have no impact on the outcome unless they can score high enough to reach and lose the runoff phase. Clone handling is dependent on the behavior of the clone group supporters, if they rank the clones far apart, the clone that attracts later support from non-clone supporters is likely to not reach the runoff.
Strategic Voting
STAR creates strong incentive for strategic voting. The voter must decide to either mitigate later harm, or to show strong support for their secondary choices. Even when the voter decides to rate the choices accurately, it is a greater effort than ranking them.
BUG TRACKER
https://github.com/brainbuz/Vote-Count/issues
AUTHOR
John Karr (BRAINBUZ) brainbuz@cpan.org
CONTRIBUTORS
Copyright 2019-2021 by John Karr (BRAINBUZ) brainbuz@cpan.org.
LICENSE
This module is released under the GNU Public License Version 3. See license file for details. For more information on this license visit http://fsf.org.
SUPPORT
This software is provided as is, per the terms of the GNU Public License. Professional support and customisation services are available from the author.