Cumulative voting Question 13 options: Voting by a group as a block for a single candidate. Permits voters in an election for more than one seat to put more than one vote on a preferred candidate. When voters in the minority concentrate their votes in this way, it increases their chances of obtaining representation in a legislative body. This is different from bloc voting, where a voter may not vote more than once for any candidate, and 51% of voters can control 100% of representation. Voting and re-voting for more than one candidate within a group, with the candidates getting the lowest number of votes being barred from consideration in the next vote, in order to insure a consensus. The gradual shifting of voting preferences culminating in a change of party support within a district