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+// Performance optimization for VotingSystem
+// PR #299
+
+const cache = new Map<string, unknown>();
+
+export function optimizedVotingSystem(key: string, compute: () => unknown): unknown {
+  if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key);
+  const result = compute();
+  cache.set(key, result);
+  return result;
+}