{"id":"raft-randomized-timeout-only-split-vote-defense","text":"The only mechanism preventing simultaneous candidacy is the randomized election timeout range (default 150–300ms); there is no protocol-level tiebreaker such as PreVote","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/topic-raft-leader-stickiness.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"raft-randomized-timeout-only-split-vote-defense","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}