## public Election::addVote

### Description    

```php
public Election->addVote ( CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Vote|array|string $vote [, array|string|null $tags = null] ): CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Vote
```

Add a vote to an election.
    

##### **vote:** *```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Vote|array|string```*   
String or array representation. Or CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Vote object. If you not provide yourself Vote object, a new one will be generate for you.    


##### **tags:** *```array|string|null```*   
String separated by commas or an array. Will add tags to the vote object for you. But you can too add it yourself to Vote object.    


### Return value:   

*(```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Vote```)* The vote object.



### Throws:   

* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\VoteMaxNumberReachedException```

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### Related method(s)      

* [Election::parseVotes](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--parseVotes.md)    
* [Election::addVotesFromJson](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--addVotesFromJson.md)    
* [Election::removeVote](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--removeVote.md)    
* [Election::getVotesList](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--getVotesList.md)    

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### Examples and explanation

* **[Manual - Vote Management](https://github.com/julien-boudry/Condorcet/wiki/II-%23-B.-Vote-management-%23-1.-Add-Vote)**