Can Poll Workers Take Your Phone at Brazil's Elections?
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Brazil's elections start soon. The first round is in one day.
People ask about phones. Can a voter take a phone to vote?
A poll worker helps at the voting place. This person checks the rules.
Some rules say phones are not okay at the voting booth. A voter must not use a phone to take photos of the vote.
If a voter brings a phone, the poll worker may take it. The worker gives the phone back after the vote.
This rule stops cheating. Nobody can show their vote to other people.
Voters use an electronic voting machine. This machine is small and easy to use.
There is also an order for voting. People vote for different jobs in a special order.
A guide called a cheat sheet helps people understand this order.
The guide also explains other rules for election day.
People should learn the rules before they vote.
This helps the vote day go well for everyone.
Vocabulary15 words
- poll worker
- a person who helps run the voting place
- electronic voting machine
- a small computer used to vote
- cheat sheet
- a simple guide with easy information
- first round
- the first part of an election
- voter
- a person who votes
- election
- a time when people choose leaders
- rule
- something you must follow
- booth
- a small space for private voting
- confiscate
- to take something away for a short time
- device
- a small machine, like a phone
- order
- the way things happen one after another
- ballot
- the choice a voter makes
- guide
- something that helps you understand
- cheat
- to break rules to win
- secret
- something private, not shown to others
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1. In one day 2. To stop people showing their vote 3. True
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Brazil's elections start soon. The first _____ is in one day.
People ask about phones. Can a _____ take a phone to vote?
A poll worker helps at the voting place. This person checks the _____.
Some rules say phones are not okay at the voting _____.
If a voter brings a phone, the poll worker may _____ it.
This rule stops cheating. Nobody can show their vote to other _____.
Voters use an electronic voting _____. This machine is small and easy to use.
There is also an order for voting. People vote for different _____ in a special order.
A guide called a cheat sheet helps people understand this _____.
The guide also explains other _____ for election day.
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