# Hidden restrictions: Poll can't be changed after the fact

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-restrictions-poll-cant-be-changed-after-the-fact/25018>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** polls\
**Created:** [9 فبراير 2015، 2:41م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-restrictions-poll-cant-be-changed-after-the-fact/25018 "2015-02-09T14:41:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 فبراير 2015، 1:46ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-restrictions-poll-cant-be-changed-after-the-fact/25018/28 "2015-02-11T01:46:37Z")

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That feels like something that shouldn’t be decided with a straight poll. Or, at least, not with the current polls that Discourse has today.

Ideally, something to do that would be something like:

- you have a list of ‘candidates’
- each person can choose, for each candidate, _Elect_ or _Don’t Elect_ or nothing.
- votes are secret until the ending date
- (obviously) you can’t vote after the ending date
- Maybe you can change your vote? or just say it “isn’t final”

What prevents the current Discourse polls from being used for that?

- Closing a poll is awkward (changing the title)
- The only way to automatically close a poll also closes the topic.
- Would require either `2^$CANDIDATES` options (confusing users/“voters”) or `$CANDIDATES` topics

It feels like those two use cases need different, but related, solutions.

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