Complex classes like ElectionRunner often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use ElectionRunner, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 16 | class ElectionRunner  | 
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| 17 | { | 
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| 18 | /**  | 
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| 19 | * Logger.  | 
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| 20 | *  | 
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| 21 | * @var \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface  | 
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| 22 | */  | 
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| 23 | protected $logger;  | 
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| 24 | |||
| 25 | /**  | 
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| 26 | * Election object.  | 
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| 27 | *  | 
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| 28 | * @var \Michaelc\Voting\STV\Election;  | 
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| 29 | */  | 
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| 30 | protected $election;  | 
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| 31 | |||
| 32 | /**  | 
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| 33 | * Array of all ballots in election.  | 
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| 34 | *  | 
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| 35 | * @var \MichaelC\Voting\STV\Ballot[]  | 
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| 36 | */  | 
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| 37 | protected $ballots;  | 
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| 38 | |||
| 39 | /**  | 
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| 40 | * Quota of votes needed for a candidate to be elected.  | 
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| 41 | *  | 
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| 42 | * @var int  | 
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| 43 | */  | 
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| 44 | public $quota;  | 
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| 45 | |||
| 46 | /**  | 
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| 47 | * Number of candidates elected so far.  | 
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| 48 | *  | 
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| 49 | * @var int  | 
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| 50 | */  | 
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| 51 | public $electedCandidates;  | 
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| 52 | |||
| 53 | /**  | 
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| 54 | * Invalid ballots.  | 
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| 55 | *  | 
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| 56 | * @var \MichaelC\Voting\STV\Ballot[]  | 
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| 57 | */  | 
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| 58 | public $rejectedBallots;  | 
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| 59 | |||
| 60 | /**  | 
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| 61 | * Number of valid ballots  | 
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| 62 | *  | 
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| 63 | * @var int  | 
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| 64 | */  | 
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| 65 | public $validBallots;  | 
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| 66 | |||
| 67 | /**  | 
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| 68 | * Number of winners to still be elected (at current stage)  | 
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| 69 | *  | 
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| 70 | * @var int  | 
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| 71 | */  | 
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| 72 | public $candidatesToElect;  | 
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| 73 | |||
| 74 | /**  | 
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| 75 | * Constructor.  | 
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| 76 | *  | 
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| 77 | * @param Election $election  | 
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| 78 | */  | 
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| 79 | 2 | public function __construct(Election $election, Logger $logger)  | 
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| 90 | /**  | 
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| 91 | * Run the election.  | 
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| 92 | *  | 
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| 93 | * @return Candidate[] Winning candidates  | 
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| 94 | */  | 
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| 95 | 1 | public function run()  | 
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| 122 | |||
| 123 | /**  | 
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| 124 | * Perform the initial vote allocation.  | 
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| 125 | * p. 46  | 
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| 126 | *  | 
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| 127 | * @return  | 
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| 128 | */  | 
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| 129 | 1 | protected function firstStep()  | 
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| 144 | |||
| 145 | /**  | 
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| 146 | * Process re-allocation rounds (elimination re-allocations and surplus re-allocations)  | 
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| 147 | *  | 
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| 148 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates All active candidates to elect  | 
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| 149 | *  | 
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| 150 | * @return Candidate[]  | 
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| 151 | */  | 
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| 152 | 1 | protected function processReallocationRounds(array &$candidates): array  | 
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| 173 | /**  | 
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| 174 | * Check if any candidates have reached the quota and can be elected.  | 
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| 175 | *  | 
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| 176 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates Array of active candidates to check  | 
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| 177 | *  | 
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| 178 | * @return bool Whether any candidates were changed to elected  | 
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| 179 | */  | 
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| 180 | 1 | protected function checkCandidates(array $candidates): bool  | 
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| 223 | |||
| 224 | /**  | 
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| 225 | * Elect an array of candidates  | 
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| 226 | *  | 
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| 227 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates Array of candidates to elect  | 
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| 228 | *  | 
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| 229 | * @return  | 
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| 230 | */  | 
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| 231 | 1 | protected function electCandidates(array $candidates)  | 
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| 244 | |||
| 245 | /**  | 
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| 246 | * Allocate the next votes from a Ballot.  | 
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| 247 | * p. 49  | 
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| 248 | *  | 
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| 249 | * @param Ballot $ballot The ballot to allocate the votes from  | 
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| 250 | * @param float $multiplier Number to multiply the weight by (surplus)  | 
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| 251 | * @param float $divisor The divisor of the weight (Total number of  | 
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| 252 | * candidate votes)  | 
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| 253 | *  | 
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| 254 | * @return Ballot The same ballot passed in modified  | 
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| 255 | */  | 
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| 256 | 1 | protected function allocateVotes(Ballot $ballot, float $multiplier = 1.0, float $divisor = 1.0): Ballot  | 
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| 292 | |||
| 293 | /**  | 
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| 294 | * Transfer the votes from one candidate to other candidates.  | 
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| 295 | *  | 
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| 296 | * @param float $surplus The number of surplus votes to transfer  | 
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| 297 | * @param Candidate $candidate The candidate being elected to transfer  | 
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| 298 | * the votes from  | 
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| 299 | *  | 
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| 300 | * @return  | 
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| 301 | */  | 
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| 302 | 1 | protected function transferSurplusVotes(float $surplus, Candidate $candidate)  | 
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| 317 | |||
| 318 | /**  | 
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| 319 | * Transfer the votes from one eliminated candidate to other candidates.  | 
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| 320 | * p. 51(2)  | 
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| 321 | *  | 
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| 322 | * @param Candidate $candidate Candidate being eliminated to transfer  | 
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| 323 | * the votes from  | 
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| 324 | *  | 
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| 325 | * @return  | 
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| 326 | */  | 
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| 327 | 1 | protected function transferEliminatedVotes(Candidate $candidate)  | 
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| 346 | |||
| 347 | /**  | 
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| 348 | * Elect a candidate after they've passed the threshold.  | 
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| 349 | *  | 
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| 350 | * @param Candidate $candidate  | 
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| 351 | */  | 
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| 352 | 1 | protected function electCandidate(Candidate $candidate)  | 
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| 372 | /**  | 
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| 373 | * Eliminate the candidate with the lowest number of votes  | 
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| 374 | * and reallocated their votes.  | 
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| 375 | * p. 51  | 
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| 376 | *  | 
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| 377 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates Array of active candidates  | 
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| 378 | *  | 
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| 379 | * @return int Number of candidates eliminated  | 
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| 380 | */  | 
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| 381 | 1 | protected function eliminateCandidates(array $candidates): int  | 
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| 400 | /**  | 
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| 401 | * Get candidates with the lowest number of votes  | 
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| 402 | * p. 51 and p. 52(1)  | 
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| 403 | *  | 
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| 404 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates  | 
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| 405 | * Array of active candidates  | 
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| 406 | *  | 
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| 407 | * @return Candidate[]  | 
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| 408 | * Candidates with lowest score  | 
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| 409 | */  | 
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| 410 | 1 | public function getLowestCandidates(array $candidates): array  | 
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| 429 | /**  | 
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| 430 | * Reject any invalid ballots.  | 
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| 431 | * p. 46(3)  | 
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| 432 | *  | 
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| 433 | * @return int Number of rejected ballots  | 
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| 434 | */  | 
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| 435 | 1 | protected function rejectInvalidBallots(): int  | 
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| 452 | |||
| 453 | /**  | 
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| 454 | * Check if ballot is valid.  | 
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| 455 | *  | 
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| 456 | * @param Ballot $ballot Ballot to test  | 
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| 457 | *  | 
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| 458 | * @return bool True if valid, false if invalid  | 
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| 459 | */  | 
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| 460 | 2 | public function checkBallotValidity(Ballot $ballot): bool  | 
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| 489 | /**  | 
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| 490 | * Reallocate any remaining votes  | 
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| 491 | * p. 53  | 
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| 492 | *  | 
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| 493 | * @param Candidate[] $candidates All remaining candidates to elect  | 
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| 494 | * @return  | 
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| 495 | */  | 
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| 496 | 1 | protected function reallocateRemainingVotes(array &$candidates)  | 
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| 513 | /**  | 
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| 514 | * Get the quota to win.  | 
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| 515 | * p. 47  | 
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| 516 | *  | 
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| 517 | * TODO: Move this out of this method and use params/args  | 
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| 518 | *  | 
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| 519 | * @return int  | 
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| 520 | */  | 
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| 521 | 1 | public function setQuota(): int  | 
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| 533 | }  | 
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| 534 | 
This check looks for assignments to scalar types that may be of the wrong type.
To ensure the code behaves as expected, it may be a good idea to add an explicit type cast.