Cardinal voting

Cardinal voting is an electoral system where voters rate each candidate on a scale, rather than simply selecting one candidate or ranking them in order. This allows voters to express their preferences more finely. For example, in a common version of cardinal voting, voters might grade candidates from 0 to 5, where 0 indicates a strong disapproval and 5 indicates strong approval. The overall score for each candidate is calculated by summing the ratings they receive from all voters.