Casting and Counting Ballots
In a block voting election, all candidates run against each other for n number of positions. Each voter selects up to n candidates on the ballot (voters are sometimes said to have n votes; however, they are unable to vote for the same candidate more than once as is permitted in cumulative voting). The n candidates with the most votes (who may or may not obtain a majority of available votes) are the winners and will fill the positions.
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