Voting for Goal of the Month on Football Italia. A referendum on the Scottish Parliament. Voting for best new band in the Brit Awards. Choosing a local councillor. Usually everyone over the age of eighteen can vote.
People make their choice on a ballot paper.
Then they fold the ballot paper and put it in a ballot box. No one can see how you vote. Try filling out the ballot paper on the next page. Elections usually take place every four or five years. There is a special one in Scotland this year on May 6th.