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# How to Close a Poll

# How to Close a Poll

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to close a poll
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Closing a poll ends voting and locks in the result. The tally stays visible to everyone, but no further votes can be cast. Close a poll once you have the responses you need, or when a decision has been reached.

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## How to close a poll
1. Open the discussion from the **Discussions** hub and find the **Poll** card, just below the opening statement.
2. Click the three-dot menu at the top-right of the poll card.
3. Choose **Close poll**.

The poll immediately shows a **Closed** badge and stops accepting votes. There is no confirmation step, and closing cannot be undone from the poll card.

> **Note:** A poll can also close automatically if it was given a scheduled close time when it was set up. Once that time passes, the poll behaves as closed even if no one closed it manually.

## Things to keep in mind
* Closing is final — there is no reopen option on the poll card, so only close once voting really is finished.
* The three-dot menu only appears to people who are allowed to close the poll, and only while the poll is open and the discussion is active.
* Results remain visible after closing; closing stops votes, it does not hide the poll.

## FAQs
**Can I reopen a poll after closing it?**
No. Closing is final from the poll card. If you need to gather fresh responses, create a new poll on a new discussion.

**What happens to votes already cast when I close the poll?**
They are kept and stay reflected in the final percentages and counts.

**Why don't I see the option to close the poll?**
The close control is only shown to the discussion's author and to moderators, and only while the poll is open on an active discussion.

## Who can do this
The person who created the discussion can close its poll. So can moderators — **Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers** and **Content Managers**, who can manage all Discussions. **People Managers**, **Instructors** and **Employees** can close a poll only on a discussion they created themselves; **Restricted** users cannot close polls.