```python
def split_cents(total: int, weights: list) -> list:
    if not isinstance(total, int) or isinstance(total, bool): raise ValueError("total must be whole cents")
    if total < 0: raise ValueError("total may not be negative")
    if not isinstance(weights, list) or not weights: raise ValueError("weights must be a non-empty list")
    if not all(isinstance(w, int) and not isinstance(w, bool) and w > 0 for w in weights): raise ValueError("a weight is a positive whole number")
    whole = sum(weights)
    parts = [total * w // whole for w in weights]
    leftover = total % whole
    if leftover == 0:
        return parts
    else:
        # Sort partners by their discarded fraction, with ties going to earlier partners
        sorted_parts = sorted(zip(parts, weights), key=lambda x: x[0] - x[1] / whole, reverse=True)
        # Distribute leftover cents to the largest discarded fractions
        for i in range(leftover):
            parts[sorted_parts[i][0]] += 1
        return parts
```