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Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD explains cumulative voting for school board elections
Summary
A district video explains cumulative voting: voters may cast as many votes as there are seats up for election (two in this cycle), allocate them among candidates or concentrate them on one candidate; the seven-member board serves staggered three-year terms.
A presenter for Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD explains the district's use of cumulative voting to elect its seven-member board of trustees and how voters can cast their ballots.
The video says, "In cumulative voting, the voter, that's you, can cast as many votes as there are board member seats up for election." It notes that voters may distribute votes among multiple candidates or cast all…
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