cumulative voting

cumulative voting
A system of voting at an election whereby an elector entitled to vote for several candidates for the same office may cast more than one vote for the same candidate, distributing among the candidates, as he chooses, a number of votes equal to the number of persons to be elected. 26 Am J2d Elect § 274. In corporate elections, the method of voting for corporate directors whereby each shareholder is entitled to cast a number of votes equal to the number of his shares multiplied by the number of directors, or the number of directors to be elected, with the option of giving all his votes to a single candidate or of distributing them among two or more as he sees fit. Wolfson v Avery, 6 Ill 2d 78, 126 NE2d 701. The right of cumulative voting in electing directors is, by its nature, exercisable only where more than one director is to be elected. Bridgers v Staton, 150 NC 216, 63 SE 892.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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