Voting commands

Updated: 30 October 2026

1. Setup (run once)

/scoreboard objectives add vote trigger
/scoreboard objectives add votes dummy "Votes"
/scoreboard objectives setdisplay sidebar votes

Non-operators can change a trigger objective with /trigger. See the trigger command.

2. Open the vote

/scoreboard players set @a vote 0
/scoreboard players enable @a vote
/tellraw @a [{"text":"Pick the next game ","color":"yellow"},{"text":"[A] Tag","color":"aqua","click_event":{"action":"run_command","command":"/trigger vote set 1"}},{"text":"  "},{"text":"[B] Hide and seek","color":"green","click_event":{"action":"run_command","command":"/trigger vote set 2"}}]

A trigger is disabled again after one use, so each player gets one vote. On 1.21.4 and older use clickEvent and value instead of click_event and command.

3. Count the votes

# repeat, always active
execute store result score A votes if entity @a[scores={vote=1}]
# chain, always active
execute store result score B votes if entity @a[scores={vote=2}]

See execute store.

4. Announce the winner

execute if score A votes > B votes run title @a title {"text":"A wins!","color":"aqua"}
execute if score B votes > A votes run title @a title {"text":"B wins!","color":"green"}
execute if score A votes = B votes run title @a title {"text":"Tie","color":"gray"}

Run these once when the vote closes (title and tellraw).

5. Reset

/scoreboard players reset @a vote
/scoreboard players set A votes 0
/scoreboard players set B votes 0

Troubleshooting

• Clicking does nothing: run the enable line first.
• Second click errors: that player already voted. Enable them again to allow a change.
• Bedrock: there are no triggers or chat buttons; use two command blocks with buttons instead.

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