Two seats, two votes.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

Cumulative voting is a way, some believe, to achieve fairer minority representation. In cumulative voting, voters cast as many votes as there are seats. But unlike winner-take-all systems, voters are not limited to giving only one vote to a candidate. Instead, they can put multiple votes on one or more candidates. It allows a political minority to gain representation by focusing its voting strength on one candidate. The U.S. Justice Department under both Presidents Clinton and Bush has approved adoptions of cumulative voting in some...