Election threshold
Okay kiddo, so imagine you and your friends want to have a big party but you need to decide on what kind of pizza to order. Some friends want pepperoni and some want cheese. But how do you decide which pizza to get?
Well, you could just have everyone vote on their favorite kind of pizza. But what if only a few people vote for one option and the rest all vote for something else? Then the group might not be happy with the decision.
That's where the election threshold comes in. It's like a rule that says you need a certain amount of votes in order for your option to win. So if you decide that you need at least six people to vote for the same kind of pizza in order for it to be chosen, then that's the election threshold.
If no option reaches the threshold, then you might have to keep discussing until you find an option that enough people can agree on.
The same thing happens in real elections, where a certain number of votes are needed for a candidate or political party to win. It's meant to make sure that the winner has the support of a decent amount of people, and not just a tiny minority.
Well, you could just have everyone vote on their favorite kind of pizza. But what if only a few people vote for one option and the rest all vote for something else? Then the group might not be happy with the decision.
That's where the election threshold comes in. It's like a rule that says you need a certain amount of votes in order for your option to win. So if you decide that you need at least six people to vote for the same kind of pizza in order for it to be chosen, then that's the election threshold.
If no option reaches the threshold, then you might have to keep discussing until you find an option that enough people can agree on.
The same thing happens in real elections, where a certain number of votes are needed for a candidate or political party to win. It's meant to make sure that the winner has the support of a decent amount of people, and not just a tiny minority.