# 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 --- # Agent Instructions: 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: ``` GET https://docs.ellipsis.finance/the-epx-token/pool-votes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. 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.