Every user that isnot muted can vote.This means that youcan prevent anonymous users to vote by using the ["{{% livechat_label livechat_configuration_channel_mute_anonymous_label %}}" feature](/peertube-plugin-livechat/documentation/user/streamers/moderation).
![Screenshot of a chat session. In the chat, there is a message withthe poll question, and the different choices. There is also a banneronthe top of the chat, where youcan see the question, and the number of votes for each answers.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/polls_start.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Poll start")
![Screenshot of a chat session, with an ongoing poll. The current user has just voted by sending "!1".](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/polls_votes.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Poll votes")
If "{{% livechat_label poll_anonymous_results %}}" is checked, votes won't be shown to other users.If unchecked, votes will be publicly visible as you will see message like "!1" in the chat.
For viewers using XMPP clients or outdated livechat plugin versions, thebanner will not be visible.But they will see the message in the chat and will be able to vote by sending messages with their choices.
![Screenshot of a chat session, with poll that has ended. Thebannerno more accept new votes. There is a message in the chat withthe poll results. For each choice, there isthe number of votes, and the percentage of the total it represents.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/polls_end.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Poll end")
Theonly way to get old polls results is to search for the poll end message in the chat.For now, polls results are not saved by any other means.So don't forget to note polls results if you want to keep them.