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# Phragmén Election Module
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An election module based on sequential phragmen.
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## Term and Round
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The election happens in _rounds_: every `N` blocks, all previous members are retired and a new set is elected (which may
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or may not have an intersection with the previous set). Each round lasts for some number of blocks defined by
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`TermDuration` storage item. The words _term_ and _round_ can be used interchangeably in this context.
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`TermDuration` might change during a round. This can shorten or extend the length of the round. The next election
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round's block number is never stored but rather always checked on the fly. Based on the current block number and
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`TermDuration`, the condition `BlockNumber % TermDuration == 0` being satisfied will always trigger a new election
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round.
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## Voting
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Voters can vote for any set of the candidates by providing a list of account ids. Invalid votes (voting for
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non-candidates) are ignored during election. Yet, a voter _might_ vote for a future candidate. Voters reserve a bond as
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they vote. Each vote defines a `value`. This amount is locked from the account of the voter and indicates the weight of
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the vote. Voters can update their votes at any time by calling `vote()` again. This keeps the bond untouched but can
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optionally change the locked `value`. After a round, votes are kept and might still be valid for further rounds. A voter
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is responsible for calling `remove_voter` once they are done to have their bond back and remove the lock.
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Voters also report other voters as being defunct to earn their bond. A voter is defunct once all of the candidates that
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they have voted for are neither a valid candidate anymore nor a member. Upon reporting, if the target voter is actually
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defunct, the reporter will be rewarded by the voting bond of the target. The target will lose their bond and get
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removed. If the target is not defunct, the reporter is slashed and removed. To prevent being reported, voters should
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manually submit a `remove_voter()` as soon as they are in the defunct state.
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## Candidacy and Members
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Candidates also reserve a bond as they submit candidacy. A candidate cannot take their candidacy back. A candidate can
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end up in one of the below situations:
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- **Winner**: A winner is kept as a _member_. They must still have a bond in reserve and they are automatically
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counted as a candidate for the next election.
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- **Runner-up**: Runners-up are the best candidates immediately after the winners. The number of runners_up to keep is
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configurable. Runners-up are used, in order that they are elected, as replacements when a candidate is kicked by
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`[remove_member]`, or when an active member renounces their candidacy. Runners are automatically counted as a
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candidate for the next election.
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- **Loser**: Any of the candidate who are not a winner are left as losers. A loser might be an _outgoing member or
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runner_, meaning that they are an active member who failed to keep their spot. An outgoing will always lose their
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bond.
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### Renouncing candidacy
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All candidates, elected or not, can renounce their candidacy. A call to [`Module::renounce_candidacy`] will always cause
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the candidacy bond to be refunded.
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Note that with the members being the default candidates for the next round and votes persisting in storage, the election
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system is entirely stable given no further input. This means that if the system has a particular set of candidates `C`
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and voters `V` that lead to a set of members `M` being elected, as long as `V` and `C` don't remove their candidacy and
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votes, `M` will keep being re-elected at the end of each round.
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## Module Information
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- [`election_sp_phragmen::Config`](https://docs.rs/pallet-elections-phragmen/latest/pallet_elections_phragmen/trait.Config.html)
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- [`Call`](https://docs.rs/pallet-elections-phragmen/latest/pallet_elections_phragmen/enum.Call.html)
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- [`Module`](https://docs.rs/pallet-elections-phragmen/latest/pallet_elections_phragmen/struct.Module.html)
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License: Apache-2.0
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