Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot , with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote , nine for a second-place vote , and so on .
Simplified: One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot . Ten points were given for the recipient of a first-place vote , nine for a second-place vote , and so on .