Editing Droop quota (section)

=== Confusion with the Hare quota ===
The Droop quota is often confused with the more intuitive [[Hare quota]]. While the Droop quota gives the number of voters needed to mathematically guarantee a candidate's election, the Hare quota gives the number of voters represented by each winner in an exactly-proportional system (i.e. one where each voter is represented equally).

The confusion between the two quotas originates from a [[Off-by-one error|fencepost error]], caused by forgetting unelected candidates can also have votes at the end of the counting process. In the case of a single-winner election, misapplying the Hare quota would lead to the incorrect conclusion that a candidate must receive 100% of the vote to be certain of victory; in reality, any votes exceeding a [[Majority|bare majority]] are [[excess vote]]s.<ref name="droop-1881"></ref>