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===[[Surplus Handling]]===
For the second step, if that candidate had received more than a predefined threshold of points (usually defined as a Hare or Droop [[Quota]] of the ballots multiplied by the maximum score), then the amount of score points to take away from the ballots supporting that round's winner is to be reduced proportionally to ensure that only the equivalent in ballot weight of that predefined threshold of points is removed. This is known as [[
Specifically, in the second step, the score given to the winner is divided by (the total score given to that winner) * (Total number of Winners)/ (Total number of voters). This is a number greater than 1 and hence reduces the amount spent on that winner by each voter.
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