¿Cómo Funciona Votación de Estrella?

STAR Voting is simple. 5-Best, 0-Worst.

Just give your favorite or favorites five stars, give your last choice(s) zero stars or leave them blank, and score the other candidates as desired. Equal scores are allowed. Show your preference order and also your level of support for each candidate. 

It's safe to vote your conscience, and you don't have to worry about voting for the 'lesser of two evils' or wasting your vote. If your favorite can't win, your vote automatically goes to the finalist you prefer.

Q: Is there a limit to how many stars you can give? 

A: No. Each candidate is scored independently. This ensures that you can freely show your honest preferences and support for as many (or as few) candidates as you like. 

Q:  Do you have to score every candidate? 

A: No. Voters can simply vote for their favorite as they would now, or show support for other candidates if desired. 

Q:  Can you score candidates equally?

A: Yes. If you like candidates equally, give them the same score. If you have a preference, show it.

Q: I didn't give either finalist 5 stars. Does that mean that my vote is less powerful than someone who did?

A: No. In STAR Voting, the automatic runoff is binary so it's one person, one vote. Your ballot already shows which finalist you scored higher, and your full vote goes to the finalist your prefer automatically. 

Q: What if I gave both finalists the same score? 

A: If you gave both finalists the same score, that is counted as an Equal Preference Vote between the two finalists.

Rest assured. Those scores were counted. If you gave them both five stars, congratulations! You love them both, and one of your candidates is guaranteed to win this election. If you gave them both zeros that means you hate both equally and you did everything in your power to prevent both from being elected. If you gave them both threes you think they are both equally mediocre. If you do have a preference it's important to show it on your ballot.

Q: What if I don't know enough about the candidates to score them all?

A: With STAR Voting you don't have to score all the candidates. It's fine to just vote for your favorite and be done with it. You are welcome to leave as many candidates as you like blank. Those candidates will receive zeros from you and no matter what, they will never get your vote.

Still, the incentive is to at least do enough research on the candidates to show your preference order.

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