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 # Helium Vote
 
-A straw poll website that enables a simple straw-poll for Helium related initiatives. This is a simple polling mechanism for voting on HIPs in the Helium community.
+A polling website that enables a simple For or Against Vote for Helium related initiatives and Helium Improvement Proposals (HIPs). This is the official polling mechanism for voting on HIPs in the Helium community.
 
 ## Features