ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Vote counting

When we want to make a decision, like choosing our favorite flavor of ice cream, we need to count how many people choose each flavor. This is kinda like voting!

When we have a big group, we can't just yell out our favorite flavor and hope everyone heard it. Instead, we write our choice down on a piece of paper called a ballot. Then someone collects all the ballots and counts up how many people chose each flavor.

This is called vote counting. It helps us see which choice was the most popular among the group, so we can make a fair decision together. Sometimes, the votes are really close, so we have to be careful not to miss any ballots when we count them.