Elections are like choosing your favorite team captain, but in different countries, the rules change. In some places, people vote quietly and keep their choices a secret. In others, they cheer for their favorite candidate until someone wins by the loudest shout. It’s fun to see how many ways there are to pick a leader.
Examples
- In Brazil, people vote for their favorite candidate by putting a sticker on a ballot paper.
- In Japan, you can write your favorite person’s name if they’re not listed on the ballot.
- In some African countries, people shout out the names of their preferred candidates until one is declared the winner.
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See also
- How Do ‘Elections’ Actually Work and What Makes Them Fair?
- What Causes the ‘Doomsday Clock’ to Tick Closer or Further Away?
- How Did People Vote Before Elections?
- Why Do Countries Have Different Numbers of Representatives in Parliament?
- What's the Point of a Doomsday Clock?
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