Score voting

Score voting is a way of voting that asks people to rate each candidate on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means they don't like the candidate at all and 10 means they like the candidate a lot.

So, imagine you're trying to pick a new toy to play with. Your mom shows you three different toys and asks you to give each toy a score from 0 to 10 based on how much you like it. You think about it and decide you really love the first toy, so you give it a score of 10. You think the second toy is pretty cool, but not as cool as the first one, so you give it a score of 8. And you think the third toy is kind of boring, so you give it a score of 2.

With score voting, everyone in a big group does this same thing with the candidates for an election. After everyone has given their scores, all the scores are added up for each candidate. The candidate with the highest total score wins the election.

So, imagine you're one of many kids trying to pick a new toy to play with in your class. Everyone gives each toy a score from 0 to 10 based on how much they like it. The teacher then adds up all the scores for each toy. The toy with the highest total score is the one that the class gets to play with.

Score voting is good because it allows people to be more specific about their preferences. They can show how much they like or dislike each candidate, rather than being forced to choose just one candidate. This can help the group pick a candidate that more people are happy with.