VILLAGE ELECTION - MARCH 21, 2023 - Polls Open 6:00 am - 9:00 p.m.
THE CUMULATIVE VOTING SYSTEM
What is cumulative voting?
A voting method where:
- You vote to elect more than one trustee
- All trustee candidates run against one another
- You have as many votes as trustees being elected
- You can award your six votes in any combination you want. That means you can give more than one vote to a candidate
- The six candidates with the most votes will be the winners
VILLAGE OF PORT CHESTER USED THE CUMULATIVE VOTING
SYSTEM TO ELECT TRUSTEES IN 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019
Examples of how you might vote…
You might cast one vote for six different candidates
You may decide to give three votes each to two candidates
You can give four votes to one candidate and one vote each to two other candidates
