diff --git a/net/activity.js b/net/activity.js
index 09b6a2e..ae6c77b 100644
--- a/net/activity.js
+++ b/net/activity.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ module.exports = {
     let activity = req.body
     let object = resLocal.object
     resLocal.status = 200
+    let question
     /* isNewActivity:
       false - this inbox has seen this activity before
       'new collection' - known activity, new inbox
@@ -189,6 +190,45 @@ module.exports = {
           }
         }
         break
+      case 'create':
+        question = resLocal.linked.find(({ type }) => type.toLowerCase() === 'question')
+        if (question) {
+          let questionType
+          const targetActivity = object
+          const targetActivityChoice = targetActivity.name[0].toLowerCase()
+          if (Object.hasOwn(question, 'oneOf')) {
+            questionType = 'oneOf'
+          } else if (Object.hasOwn(question, 'anyOf')) {
+            questionType = 'anyOf'
+          }
+          const chosenCollection = question[questionType].find(({ name }) => name[0].toLowerCase() === targetActivityChoice)
+          const chosenCollectionId = apex.objectIdFromValue(chosenCollection.replies)
+          toDo.push((async () => {
+            activity = await apex.store.updateActivityMeta(activity, 'collection', chosenCollectionId)
+            const updatedCollection = await apex.getCollection(chosenCollectionId)
+            question[questionType].find(({ replies }) => replies.id === chosenCollectionId).replies = updatedCollection
+            if (question._meta) {
+              question._meta.voteAndVoter[0].push({
+                voter: activity.actor[0],
+                voteName: activity.object[0].name[0]
+              })
+              question.votersCount = [...new Set(question._meta.voteAndVoter[0].map(obj => obj.voter))].length
+            } else {
+              const voteAndVoter = [{
+                voter: activity.actor[0],
+                voteName: activity.object[0].name[0]
+              }]
+              question.votersCount = 1
+              apex.addMeta(question, 'voteAndVoter', voteAndVoter)
+            }
+            const updatedQuestion = await apex.store.updateObject(question, actorId, true)
+            if (updatedQuestion) {
+              resLocal.postWork.push(async () => {
+                return apex.publishUpdate(recipient, updatedQuestion, actorId)
+              })
+            }
+          })())
+        }
     }
     Promise.all(toDo).then(() => {
       // configure event hook to be triggered after response sent
@@ -306,9 +346,6 @@ module.exports = {
   resolveThread (req, res, next) {
     const apex = req.app.locals.apex
     const resLocal = res.locals.apex
-    if (!resLocal.activity) {
-      return next()
-    }
     apex.resolveReferences(req.body).then(refs => {
       resLocal.linked = refs
       next()
diff --git a/net/index.js b/net/index.js
index 2631ade..9dfac35 100644
--- a/net/index.js
+++ b/net/index.js
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ module.exports = {
       validators.jsonld,
       validators.targetActorWithMeta,
       security.verifySignature,
+      activity.resolveThread,
       validators.actor,
       validators.activityObject,
       validators.inboxActivity,
       activity.save,
-      activity.resolveThread,
       activity.inboxSideEffects,
       activity.forwardFromInbox,
       responders.status
diff --git a/net/validators.js b/net/validators.js
index 570dba4..4587f0f 100644
--- a/net/validators.js
+++ b/net/validators.js
@@ -136,6 +136,29 @@ function inboxActivity (req, res, next) {
       return next()
     }
   }
+  const question = resLocal.linked.find(({ type }) => type.toLowerCase() === 'question')
+  if (question) {
+    const now = new Date()
+    const pollEndTime = new Date(question.endTime)
+    if (now > pollEndTime) {
+      resLocal.status = 403
+      next()
+    }
+    if (Object.hasOwn(question, 'oneOf')) {
+      if (question._meta?.voteAndVoter[0].map(obj => obj.voter).includes(activity.actor[0])) {
+        resLocal.status = 403
+        next()
+      }
+    } else if (Object.hasOwn(question, 'anyOf')) {
+      const hasDuplicateVote = question._meta?.voteAndVoter[0].some(({ voter, voteName }) => {
+        return voter === activity.actor[0] && activity.object[0].name[0] === voteName
+      })
+      if (hasDuplicateVote) {
+        resLocal.status = 403
+        next()
+      }
+    }
+  }
   tasks.push(apex.embedCollections(activity))
   Promise.all(tasks).then(() => {
     apex.addMeta(req.body, 'collection', recipient.inbox[0])
diff --git a/pub/federation.js b/pub/federation.js
index b786544..c2e1252 100644
--- a/pub/federation.js
+++ b/pub/federation.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const refProps = ['inReplyTo', 'object', 'target', 'tag']
 async function resolveReferences (object, depth = 0) {
   const objectPromises = refProps.map(prop => object[prop])
     .flat() // may have multiple tags to resolve
-    .map(o => this.resolveUnknown(o))
+    .map(o => this.resolveUnknown(o, true))
     .filter(p => p)
   const objects = (await Promise.allSettled(objectPromises))
     .filter(r => r.status === 'fulfilled' && r.value)
diff --git a/pub/object.js b/pub/object.js
index 314e63e..96f8235 100644
--- a/pub/object.js
+++ b/pub/object.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function resolveObject (id, includeMeta, refresh, localOnly) {
   return object
 }
 
-async function resolveUnknown (objectOrIRI) {
+async function resolveUnknown (objectOrIRI, includeMeta) {
   let object
   if (!objectOrIRI) return null
   // For Link/Mention, we want to resolved the linked object
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ async function resolveUnknown (objectOrIRI) {
   }
   // check if already cached
   if (this.isString(objectOrIRI)) {
-    object = await this.store.getActivity(objectOrIRI)
+    object = await this.store.getActivity(objectOrIRI, includeMeta)
     if (object) return object
-    object = await this.store.getObject(objectOrIRI)
+    object = await this.store.getObject(objectOrIRI, includeMeta)
     if (object) return object
     /* As local collections are not represented in the DB, instead being generated
      * on demand, they up getting requested via http below. Perhaps not the most efficient,
diff --git a/spec/functional/inbox.spec.js b/spec/functional/inbox.spec.js
index 894a5a1..cf71bd8 100644
--- a/spec/functional/inbox.spec.js
+++ b/spec/functional/inbox.spec.js
@@ -1510,4 +1510,223 @@ describe('inbox', function () {
         .expect(400)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('question', function () {
+    let activity
+    let question
+    let reply
+    beforeEach(async function () {
+      question = {
+        type: 'Question',
+        id: 'https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19',
+        attributedTo: ['https://localhost/u/test'],
+        to: ['https://localhost/u/test'],
+        audience: ['as:Public'],
+        content: ['Say, did you finish reading that book I lent you?'],
+        votersCount: [0],
+        oneOf: [
+          {
+            type: 'Note',
+            name: ['Yes'],
+            replies: {
+              type: 'Collection',
+              id: 'https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19/votes/Yes',
+              totalItems: [0]
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            type: 'Note',
+            name: ['No'],
+            replies: {
+              type: 'Collection',
+              id: 'https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19/votes/No',
+              totalItems: [0]
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      activity = {
+        '@context': ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams'],
+        type: 'Create',
+        id: 'https://localhost/s/a29a6843-9feb-4c74-a7f7-081b9c9201d3',
+        to: ['https://localhost/u/test'],
+        audience: ['as:Public'],
+        actor: ['https://localhost/u/test'],
+        object: [question],
+        shares: [{
+          id: 'https://localhost/s/a29a6843-9feb-4c74-a7f7-081b9c9201d3/shares',
+          type: 'OrderedCollection',
+          totalItems: [0],
+          first: ['https://localhost/s/a29a6843-9feb-4c74-a7f7-081b9c9201d3/shares?page=true']
+        }],
+        likes: [{
+          id: 'https://localhost/s/a29a6843-9feb-4c74-a7f7-081b9c9201d3/likes',
+          type: 'OrderedCollection',
+          totalItems: [0],
+          first: ['https://localhost/s/a29a6843-9feb-4c74-a7f7-081b9c9201d3/likes?page=true']
+        }]
+      }
+      reply = {
+        '@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+        id: 'https://localhost/s/2131231',
+        to: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+        actor: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+        type: 'Create',
+        object: {
+          id: 'https://localhost/o/2131231',
+          type: 'Note',
+          name: 'Yes',
+          attributedTo: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+          to: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+          inReplyTo: 'https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19'
+        }
+      }
+      await apex.store.saveActivity(activity)
+      await apex.store.saveObject(question)
+    })
+    it('tracks replies in a collection', async function () {
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+
+      const storedReply = await apex.store.getActivity(reply.id, true)
+      expect(storedReply._meta.collection).toContain('https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19/votes/Yes')
+    })
+    it('the question replies collection is updated', async function () {
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+
+      const questionStored = await apex.store.getObject(question.id, true)
+      const chosenCollection = questionStored.oneOf.find(({ name }) => name[0].toLowerCase() === 'yes')
+      expect(chosenCollection.replies.totalItems[0]).toBe(1)
+    })
+    it('keeps a voterCount tally', async function () {
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+      let questionStored = await apex.store.getObject(question.id, true)
+      expect(questionStored.votersCount).toEqual(1)
+      const anotherVoter = await apex.createActor('voter', 'voter', 'voting user')
+      await apex.store.saveObject(anotherVoter)
+      const anotherReply = {
+        '@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+        id: 'https://localhost/s/2131232',
+        to: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+        actor: 'https://localhost/u/voter',
+        type: 'Create',
+        object: {
+          id: 'https://localhost/o/2131232',
+          type: 'Note',
+          name: 'Yes',
+          attributedTo: 'https://localhost/u/voter',
+          to: 'https://localhost/u/test',
+          inReplyTo: 'https://localhost/o/49e2d03d-b53a-4c4c-a95c-94a6abf45a19'
+        }
+      }
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(anotherReply)
+        .expect(200)
+      questionStored = await apex.store.getObject(question.id, true)
+      expect(questionStored.votersCount).toEqual(2)
+    })
+    it('anyOf property allows a user to vote for multiple choices', async function () {
+      question.anyOf = question.oneOf
+      delete question.oneOf
+      await apex.store.updateObject(question, 'test', true)
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+      reply.id = 'https://localhost/s/2131232'
+      reply.object.id = 'https://localhost/o/2131232'
+      reply.object.name = 'No'
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+      let questionStored = await apex.store.getObject(question.id, true)
+      const yesCollection = questionStored.anyOf.find(({ name }) => name[0].toLowerCase() === 'yes')
+      expect(yesCollection.replies.totalItems[0]).toBe(1)
+      const noCollection = questionStored.anyOf.find(({ name }) => name[0].toLowerCase() === 'no')
+      expect(noCollection.replies.totalItems[0]).toBe(1)
+      questionStored = await apex.store.getObject(question.id, true)
+      expect(questionStored.votersCount).toEqual(1)
+    })
+    it('publishes the results', async function () {
+      const addrSpy = spyOn(apex, 'address').and.callFake(async () => ['https://ignore.com/inbox/ignored'])
+      const requestValidated = new Promise(resolve => {
+        nock('https://mocked.com').post('/inbox/mocked')
+          .reply(200)
+          .on('request', async (req, interceptor, body) => {
+            const sentActivity = JSON.parse(body)
+            expect(sentActivity.object.votersCount).toEqual(1)
+            expect(sentActivity.object.oneOf.find(({ name }) => name.toLowerCase() === 'yes').replies.totalItems).toEqual(1)
+            resolve()
+          })
+      })
+      addrSpy.and.callFake(async () => ['https://mocked.com/inbox/mocked'])
+      await request(app)
+        .post('/inbox/test')
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/activity+json')
+        .send(reply)
+        .expect(200)
+      await requestValidated
+    })
+    describe('validations', function () {
+      it('wont allow a vote to a closed poll', async function () {
+        const closedDate = new Date()
+        closedDate.setDate(closedDate.getDate() - 1)
+        question.endTime = closedDate
+        await apex.store.updateObject(question, 'test', true)
+        await request(app)
+          .post('/inbox/test')
+          .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+          .send(reply)
+          .expect(403)
+      })
+      it('prevents the same user from voting for the same choice twice', async function () {
+        question.anyOf = question.oneOf
+        delete question.oneOf
+        await apex.store.updateObject(question, 'test', true)
+        await request(app)
+          .post('/inbox/test')
+          .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+          .send(reply)
+          .expect(200)
+        reply.id = 'https://localhost/s/2131232'
+        reply.object.id = 'https://localhost/o/2131232'
+        await request(app)
+          .post('/inbox/test')
+          .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+          .send(reply)
+          .expect(403)
+      })
+      it('oneOf prevents the same user from voting for multiple choices', async function () {
+        await request(app)
+          .post('/inbox/test')
+          .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+          .send(reply)
+          .expect(200)
+        reply.id = 'https://localhost/s/2131232'
+        reply.object.id = 'https://localhost/o/2131232'
+        reply.object.name = 'No'
+        await request(app)
+          .post('/inbox/test')
+          .set('Content-Type', 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"')
+          .send(reply)
+          .expect(403)
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/spec/helpers/reporter.js b/spec/helpers/reporter.js
index a828849..704511e 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/reporter.js
+++ b/spec/helpers/reporter.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ const SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter').SpecReporter
 jasmine.getEnv().clearReporters() // remove default reporter logs
 jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter({ // add jasmine-spec-reporter
   spec: {
-    displayPending: true
+    displayPending: true,
+    displayStacktrace: 'pretty'
   },
   summary: {
     displayDuration: false
diff --git a/spec/helpers/test-utils.js b/spec/helpers/test-utils.js
index c767d53..fa0e009 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/test-utils.js
+++ b/spec/helpers/test-utils.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ global.initApex = async function initApex () {
     blocked: '/u/:actor/blocked',
     rejections: '/u/:actor/rejections',
     rejected: '/u/:actor/rejected',
+    votes: '/o/:question/c/:id',
     nodeinfo: '/nodeinfo'
   }
   const app = express()