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[[Allocated Score]] is a [[proportional representation]] voting method using [[Score Voting|5-star ballots]]. Otherwise known as '''Proportional STAR Voting''' ('''STAR PR'''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starvoting.org/star-pr|title=Proportional STAR Voting|website=STAR Voting|language=en|access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref> this method is one of three voting methods in the STAR Voting family, which includes[[Single-member district | single-winner]] [[STAR voting]], multi-winner [[STAR voting|Bloc STAR Voting]], and Proportional STAR. In the multi-winner context, STAR stands for "Score Then Automatic Runoffs".
Allocation is the default mechanism for achieving [[proportional representation]] in voting methods. Winners are selected in rounds. Each round elects the candidate with the highest total score. After each selection, the [[Hare quota]] of ballots which scored the winner the highest is allocated to that winner, and as such those ballots are removed from subsequent rounds. Ballots on the cusp of the quota may only have their ballots partially allocated to ensure that voters who supported the winner equally are treated equally.
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== History ==
Allocated Score is the natural extension of applying vote allocation to score ballots. While there are a number of variations on the theme that can be done, the Allocated Score method is the simplest which delivers great results. Beginning in 2018, The Equal Vote 0-5 Star Proportional Representation Research Committee spent two years comparing and studying the options at each stage in the tabulation process and ultimately, thanks to the work of Parker Friedland, [[Keith Edmonds]], [[Jameson Quinn]], [[Sara Wolk]], and a number of others, found Allocated Score to be the committee's consensus method, balancing competing considerations while meeting core criteria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227125039/https://forum.electionscience.org/t/system-chosen-by-the-wolf-committee/875|title=System chosen by the Wolf committee - Campaigns - Voting Methods Forum|date=2021-02-27|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2023-05-14}}</ref>
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