diff --git a/src/components/Votes/Votes.tsx b/src/components/Votes/Votes.tsx
index d116bd8ec4..37f304c5f9 100644
--- a/src/components/Votes/Votes.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Votes/Votes.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export const Votes: FC<VotesProps> = (props) => {
 
   return voting || allPastVotes > 0 ? (
     <div role="none" className={classNames("votes", props.className)} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+      {/* standard display for votes */}
       {!voting && allPastVotes > 0 && <VoteButtons.Remove noteId={props.noteId} numberOfVotes={allPastVotes} disabled />}
+      {/* display for votes when voting is open */}
       {voting && ongoingVotes.note > 0 && <VoteButtons.Remove disabled={boardLocked && !isModerator} noteId={props.noteId} numberOfVotes={ongoingVotes.note} />}
       {voting && (isModerator || !boardLocked) && (
         <VoteButtons.Add noteId={props.noteId} disabled={ongoingVotes.total === voting.voteLimit || (ongoingVotes.note > 0 && !voting.allowMultipleVotes)} />
diff --git a/src/store/features/votes/reducer.ts b/src/store/features/votes/reducer.ts
index 4b4912cc9e..0bbc4405ad 100644
--- a/src/store/features/votes/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/store/features/votes/reducer.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {createReducer} from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 import {VotesState} from "./types";
 import {initializeBoard} from "../board";
 import {createdVote, deletedVote, updatedVotes} from "./actions";
+import {createdVoting, updatedVoting} from "../votings";
 
 const initialState: VotesState = [];
 
@@ -9,8 +10,10 @@ export const votesReducer = createReducer(initialState, (builder) =>
   builder
     .addCase(initializeBoard, (_state, action) => action.payload.fullBoard.votes)
     .addCase(createdVote, (state, action) => {
-      state.push(action.payload);
+      state.unshift(action.payload);
     })
+    .addCase(updatedVoting, (_state, action) => action.payload.notes?.map((n) => ({voting: action.payload.voting.id, note: n.id})))
     .addCase(updatedVotes, (_state, action) => action.payload)
     .addCase(deletedVote, (state, action) => state.filter((v) => !(v.voting === action.payload.voting && v.note === action.payload.note)))
+    .addCase(createdVoting, () => [])
 );
diff --git a/src/store/features/votings/reducer.ts b/src/store/features/votings/reducer.ts
index 1d9aab8c24..f2b38cc8d5 100644
--- a/src/store/features/votings/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/store/features/votings/reducer.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ export const votingsReducer = createReducer(initialState, (builder) =>
     })
     .addCase(updatedVoting, (state, action) => {
       state.open = undefined;
-      state.past.push(action.payload.voting);
+      state.past.unshift(action.payload.voting);
     })
 );