• Under the current system (and in RCV), voting for your favorite is not necessarily a good idea. STAR Voting was invented to ensure that voters can and should vote their conscience. With STAR Voting, honesty is the best policy.
• The best strategy is to follow the instructions and give your favorite or favorite(s) 5 stars, your least-favorite(s) 0 stars, and to show your honest preference order.

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