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The button only switches on once two things are done: you have tapped a nominee card, and the quick security check in the popup has finished. Pick your nominee first, let the check complete, and the vote button becomes active.

The cooldown is also counted per network connection. On busy Wi-Fi or mobile networks many fans can share one connection, so someone else may have used that slot. Try this:

To keep things fair, the poll adds a short cooldown between votes from the same person. When the countdown ends, refresh the page and you can vote again. This poll's cooldown length is shown in the poll info panel.

This is almost always a slow or restricted connection, not a real block. Work through these in order:

Privacy tools can hide your connection in a way that looks like bot or proxy traffic, so the vote gets refused. Clear them in this order:

Some networks, regions, or company and school firewalls restrict the provider that powers the security check, so it cannot load there at all — it is not your device. Try a different connection: switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, join another network, or vote from a different location, then reopen the poll. If nothing works on that network, try again later from elsewhere.

Sharing the poll unlocks a one-time double-strength vote. Here is the flow:

2x boosts only your next eligible vote. After you have used it, you can share again in a later vote cycle if the poll still allows another vote.

Do not close the popup too early. Wait for the success state, the cooldown message, or the updated badge. For a 2x vote, make sure the unlocked "2x" state is showing before you press vote — voting before it unlocks counts as a normal vote.

After a successful vote you will see a confirmation state in the popup, usually followed by a cooldown message. Open the results screen to see the latest ranking and your nominee's updated total.

On large, fast-moving polls the numbers shift constantly. Refresh the results view after your vote is confirmed to load the newest totals and position changes.

No. Once the poll reaches its closing time, voting locks and only the final results stay available to view. The closing date is shown in the poll info panel.