We can see the mode of legislation developed from mandatory legislation to permissive legislation through the introduction about the origin and evolution of the cumulative voting system in America, Canada, Japan, Taiwan Area, and mainland in China. 通过对累积投票制度在美国、加拿大、日本、我国的台湾地区及我国内地缘起与发展的介绍,可以看出累积投票的立法模式经历了由最初的强制性立法发展到许可性立法的发展规律。