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Definition (1910 Edition)

v. Clayberg, 107 Ill. 661; Bank v. Wright, 8 Allen (Mags.) 121... :

v. Chicago, 148 Ill. 141, 35 N. B. 881.—-Oumulative voting. A system of voting, by which the elector, having a number of votes equal to the number of officers to be chosen, is allowed to concentrate the whole number of his votes upon one person, or to distribute them as he may see fit. Tor example, if ten directors of a corporation are to be elected, then, under this system, the voter may cast ten votes for one person, or five votes for each of two persons, etc. It is intended to secure repre sentation of a minority.

v. Stickney, 150 Ill. 362, 37 N.

v. Corley (Tex.) 26 S. W. 9043

vy. Miller, 25 Tex. Civ. App. 460

(C. C.) 23 Fed. 562; In re Christern, N. Y. Super. Ct. 531.

v. Oconto, 50 Wis. 189, 6 N: W. 607, 86 Am. Rep. 840; Lovejoy v. Foxcroft, 91 Me. 367, 40 Atl. 141; Bloomfield v. Charter
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.