In the past, I would have been relatively apathetic on this issue. Today, I consider it in the context of the current decision-making process and Talkboard's role in that process. As such, whether someone voted or not is valuable information that I can use to form a judgement when I see conflicting posts by different members, and I am glad to have the icon displayed for those members who voted. In fact, I would really prefer it to be permanent and not go away after the election (my memory is not what it used to be).