# Editing a poll option and then reselecting that choice breaks poll percentages

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2015年九月19日 18:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477 "2015-09-19T18:47:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JP\_](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jp_/32/115401_2.png) [@JP\_](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JP_)\
**Post date:** [2015年九月19日 18:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477/1 "2015-09-19T18:47:21Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477/1))_

Steps:

1. Created poll
2. Selected first option
3. Edited first option, saved post, my selection was no longer green/highlighted
4. Selected option 1 again, shows 200% and the bar extends too far

edit: as more people have voted, it has fallen from 200%, but my extra vote is still making things off.

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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [2015年九月19日 18:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477/2 "2015-09-19T18:52:51Z")

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AFAIK Polls currently allow edits based on a site setting edit time window.  
I guess the easiest fix would be to also not allow editing after any poll option had received a vote,

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [2018年十一月7日 16:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477/3 "2018-11-07T16:36:43Z")

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This has been fixed a **_while_** ago 😉

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [2018年十一月7日 16:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-option-and-then-reselecting-that-choice-breaks-poll-percentages/33477/4 "2018-11-07T16:36:46Z")

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