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CUMULATIVE SYSTEM VOTING [1 record]

Record 1 2004-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

Proportional representation that allocates to each voter as many votes as there are persons to be voted for and permits him to cast these votes for one person or to distribute them among the candidates as he pleases.

Key term(s)
  • cumulative voting system
  • cumulative vote system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Système par lequel l'électeur peut distribuer ses voix entre plusieurs candidats ou les accorder toutes à un seul d'entre eux.

Key term(s)
  • système de vote cumulatif

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
CONT

El voto acumulado implica que el elector tiene la posibilidad de otorgar varios votos a un único candidato, o bien, la posibilidad para distribuir sus votos entre las diferentes listas de partido en la proporción que el mismo decida.

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