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A sunny school playground where a mixed group of children, including two children using wheelchairs, hold the edge of a big colourful parachute together beside a gentle ramp

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VotePals

The class votes on a game. Counting hands is easy — but is the winner fair to everyone?

🤝 Start the class vote →

Most votes, or fair for everyone?

24 kids vote for a recess game. It’s easy to see which got the most votes. The big idea is one step further: does the winner work for EVERYONE — or does it leave a group out?

  • 🗳️ Most votes. The game the most kids picked. Easy to count.
  • 🙁 Left out. A game some kids can’t play. The winner can still leave a group out.
  • 🤝 Fair. A game everyone can join. That’s the rule that looks after the whole class.

Everything runs on your device — no internet, no accounts. No score, just careful thinking.

Meet the pals
  • Majori loves counting hands and shouting who won the most votes.
  • Consenna always asks the quiet question: “Can everyone play?”
  • Fairling is the smallest voice — the friend a fair rule looks after.
  • Reason reminds the class to say WHY before they vote.
  • Voice (mentor) helps the class check: most votes is a start, fair for everyone is the goal.

For grown-ups: why hands up isn't always fair

When a class votes with hands up, everyone can see who chose what, and some children follow their friends. The modern secret ballot was first used in Victoria, Australia, in 1856, to stop voters being pressured; soon after, South Australia's ballot let each voter mark an X beside a name in private. The world copied it as "the Australian ballot".

Source: Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, "What is the secret ballot?"

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