Non-voting shares
Non-voting shares are shares of a corporation which unlike most shares have no voting rights.
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Shares of common stock usually have one vote per share. Shares of preferred stock, are usually non-voting. However, when family owned companies are taken public, it is not uncommon for family members to retain voting shares or hold super voting shares to help them retain control of the company and the board of directors.
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