Question

A company has two open seats, Seat A and Seat B, on its board of directors. There are 6 candidates vying for these 2 positions. There will be a single election to determine the winner of both open seats. As the owner of 100 shares of stock, you will receive one vote per share for each open seat. You decide to cast all 200 of your votes for a single candidate. What is this type of voting called?
a. democratic
b. cumulative
c. straight
d. deferred
e. proxy

Answer 1

Answer:

b. cumulative

Explanation:

Cumulative voting is a type of voting in which more than one vote is placed to the desired candidate. The voters possess the right to extend more than one vote. All the votes in the hand of the voter can be entitled to any particular candidate as decided by the voter.  

In the given situation, cumulative voting system has been used. The voter gives all the 200 votes to the single candidate.