Ella owns 30 shares of a company.She attends an annual shareholders' meeting held for the purpose of electing three directors to the board.The voting system used allows Ella to multiply the number of shares she owns (30)by the number of directors to be elected (3),which allows her to cast 90 votes for one candidate or a combination of multiple candidates.The elected candidate won by a simple majority of votes.The voting system used is ________.

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The voting system used is cumulative voting, as Ella is able to multiply the number of shares she owns by the number of directors to be elected in order to cast multiple votes. This allows for greater representation of minority shareholders.

Ella Owns 30 Shares of a Company