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What is "cumulative voting," and can it be used in votes conducted by a condominium association?

MARCH 2004

"Cumulative voting" is a method of voting often used by business corporations.  This method of voting gives each shareholder a number of votes equal to the number of vacancies existing on the board of directors.  For example, if a board has five vacancies to fill in an election, the shareholder (or member, as would be the case in a condominium association) would be allocated 5 votes, and could use the five votes to vote for a single candidate or multiple candidates.

Most condominium bylaws forbid cumulative voting.  A co-owner in a condominium usually gets one vote regardless of the number of empty seats on the board of directors at the time of the election.  Additionally, § 559.154(7) of the Michigan Condominium Act provides that a condominium's bylaws may allocate to each condominium unit either a number of votes in the association of co-owners proportionate to the percentage of value appertaining to each condominium unit, or an equal number of votes in the association of co-owners.  Thus, the Condominium Act does not recognize cumulative voting as a method of voting that may be included in a condominium's bylaws.
 
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