21.   All that was needed was a fifty-signature petition, a special general meeting and a simple majority in favour of the proposition.

22.   The outcome of the election is, at least in simple majority systems, a direct arithmetic consequence of the individual votes cast.

23.   The ruling ARENA party and its allies in the legislature passed the amnesty law with a simple majority after failing to win cross-party support.

24.   Amendments to the charter required just a simple majority.

25.   And if you enjoy all the vote-swapping and other finagling that already goes on to assemble simple majorities, supermajority politics will thrill you.

26.   And, crucially, those who support the proposal say that only a simple majority instead of a two-thirds vote would be required.

27.   Because AME bylaws require a simple majority vote to elect a bishop, the first ballot failed to produce a clear winner.

28.   Both matters will be decided by a simple majority vote.

29.   A House vote to impeach a president requires a simple majority.

30.   A change of chancellor between elections requires a simple majority vote of the entire Bundestag.