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For some reason, I am not allowed to vote in my own poll. Weird.

It's the same principle as upvoting your own story.

I believe it shouldn't be the same, since it has no effects that ordinary upvotes do. Also, the poll somehow excludes one user in such case.

+1. I suggest taking this up with hn@ycombinator.com, and seeing what they think.