# Voting in a Hackathon

Hackathons let your team recognise the best projects. If you're eligible to vote, here's how to cast your vote and follow the results.

## Casting your vote

1. Open the hackathon's **Vote** page.
2. Confirm you're able to vote — depending on how the hackathon is set up, one of two things happens:
   - **External voters** verify with a one-time code sent to their email.
   - **Members** simply vote while signed in, with no code needed.
3. Choose the project you want to support and submit your vote.

You get **one vote per hackathon**, so pick the project you most want to back.

## Seeing the results

How results appear depends on the organizer's setup:

- **Live counts** — vote totals update as votes come in, so you can watch the tally.
- **Hidden until announced** — counts stay hidden until the organizer announces the results.

Once results are announced, the **winner** and **runner-up** are shown.

## Related

- [Events & RSVP](/docs/member/events-and-rsvp)
- [Weekly MVP voting](/docs/member/weekly-mvp)