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cumulative voting

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cumulative voting
n.
A system of voting in which each voter is given as many votes as there are positions to be filled and allowed to cast those votes for one candidate or distribute them in any way among the candidates.

cumulative voting
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
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cumulative voting
nWählen ntdurch Kumulieren or Stimmenhäufung or nach dem Kumulierungssystem


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Cumulative voting is a way, some believe, to achieve fairer minority representation.
There's cumulative voting, in which you cast multiple votes, choosing either to divide them among different candidates or pile them all on one name.
The Center for Voting and Democracy On Saturday, May 4, 2002, cumulative voting was used to elect three members to the school board in the Amarillo Independent School District (ISD).
 
 
 
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