Cumulative Voting
Cumulative Voting: A vote variation used in a multiple seat contest where a voter is permitted to distribute a specified number of votes to one or more…
Definition
A vote variation used in a multiple seat contest where a voter is permitted to distribute a specified number of votes to one or more contest options. Two major variations are used in US elections, one of which may result in fractional votes.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Practice where voters are permitted to cast as many votes as there are seats to be filled. Voters are not limited to giving only one vote to a candidate. Instead, they can put multiple votes on one or more candidates.
- Definition 3
A vote variation used in multi-seat contests where a voter is permitted to distribute allowed selections to one or more candidates in whole vote increments.
- Definition 4
A vote variation used in multi-seat contests where a voter is permitted to distribute allowed selections to 1 or more candidates in whole vote increments.
- Definition 5
“A VOTING VARIATION in which the voter is entitled to allocate a fixed number of votes (N) over a list of M CONTEST CHOICES or WRITE-INS. … Unlike N-OF-M VOTING, cumulative voting allows the voter to allocate more than one vote to a given contest choice.” 2007 VVSG. Cumulative voting is increasing in popularity.