Cumulative voting is a method in which voters have one vote they can spread however they want among candidates. In the case of discrete cumulative voting, voters have a predetermined number of votes they may spread out however they want. For example, if there are five candidates to vote for, then a voter would only be able to vote using 1/5 fractions. This method allows people to express themselves more than any other voting method, but comes at the price of allowing people to vote strategically. It is also very complex as some voters may not know what fraction most accurately represents their preferences. And lastly, it can create inequity as some voters may not know how to work with fractions.

Approval voting is a voting method traditionally used in single-winner elections. This voting method allows voters to vote for any number of candidates, and the candidates with the most votes wins the election.

However, in multiple-winner elections, approval voting is used to elect multiple winners of the candidates who received the most votes.

For example, there are four candidates, A, B, C, & D, and two possible winners. Candidates B & D receive the most votes, so both of them win and are elected.