A more thorough explanation:

Cumulative voting is a type of voting where people can combine their votes for certain candidates. This means that if someone has multiple votes, they can use all of them for one candidate in a particular election.

For example, let's say there are seven director seats being voted for in a company. If an executive has seven votes, they can use all of them to vote for one candidate in a single director election. This can help minority groups to have a better chance of getting elected by pooling their votes together.

Many corporations use cumulative voting structures to elect their directors. Some local governments also use this type of voting to elect council and board members, such as education board members.

Some people believe that cumulative voting should be used more in the United States to increase minority representation in elections.