Point-summing methods

Point-summing methods refer to a class of methods that assign a certain number of points to each candidate, based on each ballot. Then, the candidate with the highest number of points is elected. For example:

${\text{score[candidate]}}:=\sum _{\text{ballots}}\psi ({\text{ballot}})$

The main point-summing method is score voting (with some minor variants).

In the class of cardinal methods, only point-summing methods can satisfy both consistency and neutrality.