> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://marscoin.gitbook.io/marscoin-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://marscoin.gitbook.io/marscoin-documentation/martian-republic/congress/voting.md). # Voting Once the citizen has received a valid ballot to vote for a particular bill, he can "cast his vote" by selecting a "Yes" "No" or "Abstain". The vote will utilize the new ballot (an address not linked to him personally but at the same time cryptographically linked to SOMEONE from within the pool of citizens). The vote turns into a data-embedded transaction on the blockchain tying this new address to the proposal/bill in question. After the vote was confirmed on the blockchain, any participant can easily check that all votes received for a particular bill were * cast only by citizens * can't be traced back to any particular citizen * did not depend on someone's stake but rather a majority of citizens * unmistakably are derived from a pool of citizens via several ballot-shuffles * have immutable entries for the various votes anchored onto the Marscoin blockchain * makes the bill either passed or rejected etc. Bills that passed will enter the corpus of new "Laws" agreed upon by the community. A special case of "law" is a code change that was agreed upon. In which case after a server reboot, the system will pull the latest patched version of the project and attempt a restart onto the newest code and rule-set. If the launch fails, it will revert to the previous known setup. As the codebase itself is hashed, all participants can verify which version of the Constitution is currently live and active. ![After receipt of a secret ballot, the citizen proceeds to vote. His vote from the new ballot address unlinked to his identity will be broadcasted and confirmed by the Marscoin blockchain](/files/CZ5BcPiORYqnKG84ad7B) Below: a block explorer view of a Ballot Shuffle and issuance of new fresh addresses funded for the purpose of voting by existing citizens however through the nature of the shuffle itself their origin remains obfuscated. At the bottom of the screenshot: one of the citizen's ballot cast waiting for blockchain confirmation. ![Block explorer view of Ballot Shuffle and Vote](/files/DC35T1cNClwshuxJ1FFR) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://marscoin.gitbook.io/marscoin-documentation/martian-republic/congress/voting.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.