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# Pool Votes

Holders of vlEPX can participate in *Incentive Voting,* where users vote to determine the distribution of the weekly EPX incentives across the different pools.

They can also participate in Pool Votes.

### What are Pool votes?

If you are familiar with Curve, Pool votes are like Gauge votes.

When a pool is created on Ellipsis it is not eligible to receive EPX emissions, it first has to be nominated for a vote. Users can then vote on allowing the pool to become eligible for the Incentive votes.

### How to participate in Pool votes

Pool votes are special for two reasons:

1. The amount of vlEPX for pool votes corresponds to a user's vlEPX from the previous week.
2. vlEPX used in a pool vote applies to only that vote; it does not affect a user's vlEPX balance for incentive voting, and