# If a poll thread gets closed to replies, can you still vote in the poll?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633 "2013-03-22T14:16:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633/1 "2013-03-22T14:16:29Z")

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I don’t recall a poll thread with an open-ended poll that has been closed or I would try it.

Just curious.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633/2 "2013-03-22T14:31:12Z")

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Dunno. Go ahead and start a test poll here, I’ll close the thread, and we’ll find out.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633/3 "2013-03-22T14:42:57Z")

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Test poll [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=685927)

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633/4 "2013-03-22T14:46:40Z")

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FWIW, I couldn’t see any votes at first, replied, then could but it was by then closed and I couldn’t amend my post.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-poll-thread-gets-closed-to-replies-can-you-still-vote-in-the-poll/653633/5 "2013-03-22T14:49:09Z")

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So the poll closes when the thread is closed. Interesting.