Plural voting

Plural voting is the electoral rule that a voter might cast multiple ballots in an election. This can happen if a voter is allowed to cast a single vote in multiple districts or is allowed to cast multiple votes in one district or both. Because plural voting gives a voter more votes than another, it creates voting inequality and breaks the one man, one vote rule. Political philosopher John Stuart Mill endorsed the unfairness in the cause of competence and participation.

Fiction writer Nevil Shuteendorsed unequal plural voting in his 1953 time-travel book In the Wet. He predicted that varying the number of votes applicable based on personal qualifications and achievements would improve the quality of elected representatives. Mark Twain presented the idea of plural voting based on merit in his short story "The Curious Republic of Gondour".

Plural voting is a form of weighted voting.