The Glade 4.0

Well, if they don't go to the polls, they should obviously be given more votes to cast.

Like shuyung said, there's nothing inherently terrible about cumulative voting. It simply makes it possible for a coherent minority voting block to ensure at least one/some of their preferred candidates gets elected. The "minority voting block" need not be racially defined either. People who like the idea of viable third parties, for instance, should be all for cumulative voting. That said, there are pros and cons to making it easier for candidates supported by less than a majority (or even less than a plurality) of the populace to get elected. On the one hand, it helps foster diversity of thought in the government and encourages voters with minority viewpoints to engage with the process since it gives them a reasonable chance of success. On the other hand, it reduces the moderating effect that first-past-the-post elections have on policy, encourages factionalism, and, as darksiege said, makes it that much less likely for voters to cast meaningfully informed votes.

Not really sure which side I come down on.

No, there is notihng inherently terrible about cumulative voting, but the fact is that "making it easier for a minority block to get a candidate elected" is not really a legitimate reason to adopt one.

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