Cumulative Voting

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A voting system that lets shareholders give all their votes to one candidate for the board of directors, which gives minority shareholders more power.

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Cumulative voting
A voting method used for determining the directors of a corporation in which each share held by a shareholder = (equals) as many votes as there are directors.
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Cumulative voting - Cumulative voting is a system whereby minor stockholders will have a bigger voice in the election of a board of directors by being given the power to cast all of their votes to the very same candidate.

Cumulative Voting
A method of voting for corporate directors that enables the shareholders to multiply the number of their shares by the number of directorships being voted on and to cast the total for one director or a selected group of ...

Cumulative Voting A shareholder may cast all his or her votes for one candidate for the board of directors. Also see majority voting.
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Cumulative voting
A method of voting for corporate directors. Each share has as many votes as there are directors to be elected, and the holder may distribute these votes as he wishes.
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Cumulative voting
With cumulative voting for a corporation's board of directors, you may cast the total number of votes you're entitled to any way you choose.

Cumulative voting
A system of voting for directors of a corporation in which shareholder's total number of votes is equal to the number of shares held times the number of candidates.

Majority voting
Voting system under which corporate shareholders vote for each director separately. Related: Cumulative voting.

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