Feature · Voting requirements
Decide who can vote in a Discord poll
A poll is only as good as its voters. With requirements, only the right members can vote: verified roles, boosters, members who've been around for a while, and no fresh alt accounts.
All requirements
| Requirement | Who can vote |
|---|---|
| Has role | Members with one (or all) of the chosen roles |
| Does not have role | Everyone except members with these roles |
| Server booster | Only members boosting the server |
| Not a booster | Only members not boosting the server |
| Account age | Discord accounts at least this many days old |
| Member for | Members who joined the server at least this many days ago |
| Name contains | Display names with one of these words, e.g. a clan tag |
| Name does not contain | Display names without any of these words |
| Custom API check | Your own HTTPS endpoint answers yes or no. How it works |
Set up requirements
- 1
Open the poll editor
Use
/pollin Discord or New poll in the dashboard. For a quick role-only poll,/simplehas an allowed-role option. - 2
Add requirements
Under Who can vote, add one or more requirements and fill in roles, days or words.
- 3
All or any
With several requirements, choose all (members must meet every one) or any (one is enough).
- 4
Post
The requirements are listed on the poll, so members know the rules before they press a button.
What members see when they can't vote
No silent failures. A member who doesn't qualify gets a private reply listing every requirement they're missing, for example "Member for 7+ days" or "Has @Verified". The vote is not counted.
Keep alt accounts out
The most effective combination against fake accounts: Account age of 30 days plus Member for 7 days. New accounts and members who joined just to vote are out, real members don't notice anything.
Use the same rules for most polls? Set them once under Settings → Defaults for new polls.
Questions & answers
How do I make a poll only one role can vote in?
Add the Has role requirement with that role. In Discord, /simple also has an allowed-role option.
Can I require one of several roles?
Yes. Pick several roles in Has role: members need one of them. To require all of them, choose all for that requirement.
Are requirements checked again later?
They're checked every time someone votes, on Discord and on polls.bot.
Do requirements cost anything?
No. All requirements, including the custom API check, are free.
Try it in your server
Polls is free. Add it in one click and post your first poll in under a minute.