Cumulative Voting

  • The voting procedure used to elect school board members in the Ferguson-Florissant School District changed in 2019. Candidates are elected using cumulative voting. In cumulative voting, voters can cast as many votes as there are seats. With two open seats in the election, each voter has two votes to cast. Voters can cast both of their votes for one candidate or one vote each for two candidates. Click on the following link to watch a brief video that summarizes cumulative voting:  https://youtu.be/wNzn-uZxVNw 

    NEW VOTING PROCEDURE FOR FFSD TO ELECT BOARD OF EDUCATION DIRECTORS

    The voting procedure used to elect school board members in the Ferguson-Florissant School District has changed. In cumulative voting, voters can cast as many votes as there are seats up for election. You can give more than one vote to a single candidate. For instance, there are three seats open in the April 2023 board election. You can cast your three votes for one candidate or one vote each for three different candidates, but you cannot cast more than three votes.

    For more information on Board of Education elections in FFSD, visit the District’s election information page at www.fergflor.org/ elections; or contact Eric Fey or Rick Stream, Program Coordinators, St. Louis County Board of Elections at 314-615-1800 or stlouiscovotes@stlouisco.com.