Cumulative Voting - Real World Examples! Trivia!
Real World Example: Shareholding
A company assigns each shareholder a certain amount of shares. To vote, each shareholder has n shares multiplied by the number of candidates or issues on the given ballot. Suppose the shareholder has 20 shares and there are four candidates on the ballot, then they will have 80 votes to distribute. Whichever Director receives the most votes win.
Example:
There are four directors up for election
John has 20 shares
Smith has 40 shares
Trivia!
Cumulative voting was used to elect the Illinois House of Representatives from 1870 until it was repealed in 1980.
source: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCumulative_voting%23Use&sa=D
As of March 2012, 50+ communities in the U.S. use cumulative voting. Some for city council, school board, and College board of regents.
source: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCumulative_voting%23Use&sa=D
Cumulative voting was used to resolve a lawsuit that occurred in 2009, Port Chester, New York which had its first cumulative voting elections for its Board of Trustees in 2010.