# Vote for Issues

> **Note: Helpdesk Tickets**
> The functionality described here is exclusive to issue tracking projects, and it is not applicable to helpdesk tickets. A helpdesk ticket is generally only visible to its reporter and the agents responsible for resolving it, which makes voting irrelevant.

Votes are one way to measure the popularity of an issue. When you add a vote to an issue, you express your personal support.

Voting in YouTrack is subject to the following limitations:

* You can't vote for issues that you reported yourself.

* You can only cast one vote for each issue.

Procedure: To vote for an issue:

> **Tip:**
> Requires permissions: Read Issue

* Click the ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-empty.svg) Vote for the issue icon to the right of the issue ID.

![Issues list with the 'Vote for issue' control highlighted for one issue.](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-issues-list.png)

* In single issue view, click the ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-empty.svg) Vote icon above the project fields.

![Single issue view with the 'Vote for issue' control highlighted.](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-issue-full-page-view.png)

* Open the Apply Command dialog and enter the `vote` command.

!['Apply Command' dialog previewing the 'vote' command for two issues.](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-issue-command.png)

You can remove your vote at any time by clicking the ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-filled.svg) Vote icon a second time or with the command `unvote`.

> **Note: The One Vote Comment Workflow**
> >When the [One Vote Comment](workflow-one-vote-comment.html) workflow is attached to a project, a vote is automatically added to an issue when you author a comment that contains +1.
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> To learn more about this workflow, see [One Vote Comment](workflow-one-vote-comment.html).

## Get Notifications for Issues that You Voted For

Your profile includes an option to add the Star tag to issues automatically when you vote for an issue. This lets you receive automatic updates following the same rules that apply to your subscription for the Star tag.

For more information, see [Subscribe to Updates for the Issues You Watch](use-cases-for-subscriptions.html#subscribe-to-updates-for-issues-you-watch).

## View the Voters List

> **Tip:**
> Requires permissions: Read Issue, View Voters

If you have the View Voters permission in a project, you can view the list of users who have voted for an issue. The Voters list is only visible in single issue view. Click the List of voters counter next to the ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/vote-empty.svg) Vote icon.

![Single issue view with the list of users who voted for the issue open.](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/voters-list.png)

## Sort Issues by Votes

If you want to gauge the relative popularity of an issue, you can sort any list of issues by votes. Just add the following sort parameter to the search query:

```
sort by: Votes
```

The search results are sorted by the number of votes in descending order. Here's what this looks like with the Layout set to Table:

![Issues list sorted by votes with vote totals highlighted.](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/sort-by-votes.png)

## Deactivate Voting

Everything in life doesn't have to be a popularity contest. There may be situations where you think voting for issues is inappropriate for specific projects or is simply something you'd rather your team didn't pay attention to.

While there isn't an option to switch voting off system-wide, you can effectively deactivate the feature with a simple workflow.

The recommended workflow for this use case is written in JavaScript. You can learn more about this use case and copy the workflow code from our [Developer Portal](https://www.jetbrains.com.cn/en-us/help/youtrack/devportal/deactivate-voting.html).

* To learn how to create workflows in YouTrack, see [Create a Workflow](create-workflow.html).

* To learn how to attach this workflow to one or more projects, see [Manage Workflows](manage-workflows.html) and [Manage Workflows for Multiple Projects](attach-workflow-to-projects.html).