# Vote cards

> A vote card is a small up/down poll you anchor anywhere on a canvas — beside an image, over a group, on empty space. Everyone with access can vote once, counts are live, and it exists so a team can settle a choice between options without turning it into a comment thread nobody reads.

_Source: https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/docs/canvas/vote-cards · Updated 2026-08-08_

A vote card is deliberately the smallest possible decision tool: a ✓ and an ✗
with live counts, anchored wherever the decision actually is.

Add one from the rail's **+** menu → *Annotate* → **Vote**.

## Anchoring

Like [comments](/docs/collaborate/comments), a vote can attach to:

- A **card** — "do we use this take?"
- A **group** — "does this sequence work?"
- An **empty point** on the canvas
- The **board** as a whole

The anchor is the point. A vote floating in a sidebar, detached from the thing
being voted on, is exactly what this avoids.

## Voting

Anyone who can open the board can vote, **including viewers**. Asking for an
opinion should not require handing over edit access.

One vote per person. Vote again to switch; click your current choice to withdraw
it. Counts update live for everyone looking.

## What it is good for

- Choosing between two takes or two grades
- A quick temperature check on a direction before anyone writes a brief
- Letting a client register a preference without giving them edit rights

## What it is not

There is no deadline, no quorum, no result-locking and no notification when a
vote lands. If a decision needs a record and a rationale, use a
[comment](/docs/collaborate/comments) — those thread, resolve, and notify the
people you mention.