diff --git a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-dialog/assignment-poll-dialog.component.html b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-dialog/assignment-poll-dialog.component.html
index f67ea8518..79de2161e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-dialog/assignment-poll-dialog.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-dialog/assignment-poll-dialog.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <div *ngFor="let option of options" class="votes-grid">
                 <div>
                     <span *ngIf="option.user">{{ option.user.getFullName() }}</span>
-                    <span *ngIf="!option.user">No user {{ option.candidate_id }}</span>
+                    <span *ngIf="!option.user">{{ 'Unknown User' | translate }}</span>
                 </div>
 
                 <div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.html b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.html
index 86b367c4c..9dfc2c126 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.html
@@ -1,48 +1,74 @@
 <ng-container *ngIf="poll">
     <ng-container *ngIf="vmanager.canVote(poll)">
-        <span *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === 'votes'"
-            >{{ 'You can distribute' | translate }} {{ poll.votes_amount }} {{ 'votes' | translate }}.</span
-        >
         <form *ngIf="voteForm" [formGroup]="voteForm" class="voting-grid">
-            <ng-container *ngFor="let option of poll.options">
+            <!-- empty divs to fit the grid -->
+            <div></div><div></div>
+            <div>
+                <span *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === pollMethods.Votes">
+                    ({{ getVotesCount() }}/{{ poll.votes_amount }} {{ 'Votes' | translate }})
+                </span>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- candidate votes -->
+            <ng-container *ngFor="let option of poll.options" formGroupName="votes">
                 <div>
                     <span *ngIf="option.user">{{ option.user.getFullName() }}</span>
-                    <span *ngIf="!option.user">No user {{ option.candidate_id }}</span>
+                    <span *ngIf="!option.user">{{ "Unknown user" | translate }}</span>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="current-vote">
-                    <ng-container *ngIf="currentVotes[option.user_id] !== null">
-                        ({{ 'Current' | translate }}: {{ getCurrentVoteVerbose(option.user_id) | translate }})
+                    <ng-container *ngIf="poll.pollmethod !== pollMethods.Votes && currentVotes[option.user_id]">
+                        ({{ 'Current' | translate }}: {{ currentVotes[option.user_id] | translate }})
+                    </ng-container>
+                    <ng-container *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === pollMethods.Votes && currentVotes[option.user_id]">
+                        ({{ 'Current choice' | translate }})
                     </ng-container>
                 </div>
 
                 <mat-radio-group
                     name="votes-{{ poll.id }}-{{ option.id }}"
                     [formControlName]="option.id"
-                    *ngIf="poll.pollmethod !== 'votes'"
                 >
-                    <mat-radio-button value="Y">
+                    <mat-radio-button value="Y" (click)="yesButtonClicked($event, option.id.toString())">
                         <span translate>Yes</span>
                     </mat-radio-button>
-                    <mat-radio-button value="N">
+                    <mat-radio-button value="N" *ngIf="poll.pollmethod !== pollMethods.Votes">
                         <span translate>No</span>
                     </mat-radio-button>
-                    <mat-radio-button value="A" *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === 'YNA'">
+                    <mat-radio-button value="A" *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === pollMethods.YNA">
                         <span translate>Abstain</span>
                     </mat-radio-button>
                 </mat-radio-group>
+            </ng-container>
 
-                <mat-form-field *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === 'votes'" class="vote-input">
-                    <input matInput type="number" min="0" [formControlName]="option.id" />
-                </mat-form-field>
+            <!-- global no/abstain -->
+            <ng-container *ngIf="poll.pollmethod === pollMethods.Votes && (poll.global_no || poll.global_abstain)">
+                <!-- empty div to fit the grid -->
+                <div></div>
+                <div class="current-vote">
+                    <ng-container *ngIf="currentVotes.global">
+                        ({{ 'Current' | translate }}: {{ currentVotes.global | translate }})
+                    </ng-container>
+                </div>
+                <mat-radio-group
+                    name="votes-{{ poll.id }}-global"
+                    formControlName="global"
+                >
+                    <mat-radio-button value="N" *ngIf="poll.global_no">
+                        <span translate>Global no</span>
+                    </mat-radio-button>
+                    <mat-radio-button value="A" *ngIf="poll.global_abstain">
+                        <span translate>Global abstain</span>
+                    </mat-radio-button>
+                </mat-radio-group>
             </ng-container>
         </form>
-        <div class="right-align">
+        <div class="right-align" *ngIf="poll.type !== PollType.Named || poll.pollmethod !== pollMethods.Votes">
             <button
                 mat-button
                 mat-button-default
                 (click)="saveVotes()"
-                [disabled]="!voteForm || voteForm.invalid || voteForm.pristine"
+                [disabled]="isSaveButtonDisabled()"
             >
                 <span translate>Save</span>
             </button>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.ts
index f5b0fb3cc..e90c4da91 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/assignments/components/assignment-poll-vote/assignment-poll-vote.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { AbstractControl, FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { AssignmentPollRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/assignmen
 import { AssignmentVoteRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/assignments/assignment-vote-repository.service';
 import { VotingService } from 'app/core/ui-services/voting.service';
 import { AssignmentPollMethods } from 'app/shared/models/assignments/assignment-poll';
-import { VoteValueVerbose } from 'app/shared/models/poll/base-vote';
+import { PollType } from 'app/shared/models/poll/base-poll';
 import { BasePollVoteComponent } from 'app/site/polls/components/base-poll-vote.component';
 import { ViewAssignmentPoll } from '../../models/view-assignment-poll';
 import { ViewAssignmentVote } from '../../models/view-assignment-vote';
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import { ViewAssignmentVote } from '../../models/view-assignment-vote';
 })
 export class AssignmentPollVoteComponent extends BasePollVoteComponent<ViewAssignmentPoll> implements OnInit {
     public pollMethods = AssignmentPollMethods;
+    public PollType = PollType;
 
     public voteForm: FormGroup;
 
     /** holds the currently saved votes */
-    public currentVotes: { [key: number]: string | number | null } = {};
+    public currentVotes: { [key: number]: string | null; global?: string } = {};
 
     private votes: ViewAssignmentVote[];
 
@@ -57,30 +58,114 @@ export class AssignmentPollVoteComponent extends BasePollVoteComponent<ViewAssig
             const filtered = this.votes.filter(
                 vote => vote.option.poll_id === this.poll.id && vote.user_id === this.user.id
             );
-            this.voteForm = this.formBuilder.group(
-                this.poll.options.reduce((obj, option) => {
-                    obj[option.id] = ['', [Validators.required]];
-                    return obj;
-                }, {})
-            );
+            this.voteForm = this.formBuilder.group({
+                votes: this.formBuilder.group(
+                    this.poll.options.mapToObject(option => ({ [option.id]: ['', [Validators.required]] }))
+                )
+            });
+            if (
+                this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes &&
+                (this.poll.global_no || this.poll.global_abstain)
+            ) {
+                this.voteForm.addControl('global', new FormControl('', Validators.required));
+            }
+
             for (const option of this.poll.options) {
-                const curr_vote = filtered.find(vote => vote.option.id === option.id);
-                this.currentVotes[option.user_id] = curr_vote
-                    ? this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes
-                        ? curr_vote.weight
-                        : curr_vote.value
-                    : null;
-                this.voteForm.get(option.id.toString()).setValue(this.currentVotes[option.user_id]);
+                let curr_vote = filtered.find(vote => vote.option.id === option.id);
+                if (this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes && curr_vote) {
+                    if (curr_vote.value !== 'Y') {
+                        this.currentVotes.global = curr_vote.valueVerbose;
+                        this.voteForm.controls.global.setValue(curr_vote.value);
+                        curr_vote = null;
+                    } else {
+                        this.currentVotes.global = null;
+                    }
+                }
+                this.currentVotes[option.user_id] = curr_vote && curr_vote.valueVerbose;
+                this.voteForm.get(['votes', option.id]).setValue(curr_vote && curr_vote.value);
+            }
+
+            if (this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes) {
+                this.voteForm.controls.votes.valueChanges.subscribe(value => {
+                    if (Object.values(value).some(vote => vote)) {
+                        const ctrl = this.voteForm.controls.global;
+                        if (ctrl) {
+                            ctrl.reset();
+                        }
+                        this.saveVotesIfNamed();
+                    }
+                });
+
+                this.voteForm.controls.global.valueChanges.subscribe(value => {
+                    if (value) {
+                        this.voteForm.controls.votes.reset();
+                        this.saveVotesIfNamed();
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public saveVotes(): void {
-        this.pollRepo.vote(this.voteForm.value, this.poll.id).catch(this.raiseError);
+    private saveVotesIfNamed(): void {
+        if (this.poll.type === PollType.Named && !this.isSaveButtonDisabled()) {
+            this.saveVotes();
+        }
     }
 
-    public getCurrentVoteVerbose(user_id: number): string {
-        const curr_vote = this.currentVotes[user_id];
-        return this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes ? curr_vote : VoteValueVerbose[curr_vote];
+    public saveVotes(): void {
+        let values = this.voteForm.value.votes;
+        // convert Y to 1 and null to 0 for votes method
+        if (this.poll.pollmethod === this.pollMethods.Votes) {
+            if (this.voteForm.value.global) {
+                values = JSON.stringify(this.voteForm.value.global);
+            } else {
+                this.poll.options.forEach(option => {
+                    values[option.id] = this.voteForm.value.votes[option.id] === 'Y' ? 1 : 0;
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        this.pollRepo.vote(values, this.poll.id).catch(this.raiseError);
+    }
+
+    public isSaveButtonDisabled(): boolean {
+        return (
+            !this.voteForm ||
+            this.voteForm.pristine ||
+            (this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes
+                ? !this.getAllFormControls().some(control => control.valid)
+                : this.voteForm.invalid)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public getVotesCount(): number {
+        return Object.values(this.voteForm.value.votes).filter(vote => vote).length;
+    }
+
+    private getAllFormControls(): AbstractControl[] {
+        if (this.voteForm) {
+            const votesFormGroup = this.voteForm.controls.votes as FormGroup;
+            return [...Object.values(votesFormGroup.controls), this.voteForm.controls.global];
+        } else {
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public yesButtonClicked($event: MouseEvent, optionId: string): void {
+        if (this.poll.pollmethod === AssignmentPollMethods.Votes) {
+            // check current value (before click)
+            if (this.voteForm.value.votes[optionId] === 'Y') {
+                // this handler is executed before the mat-radio-button handler, so we have to set a timeout or else the other handler will just set the value again
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    this.voteForm.get(['votes', optionId]).setValue(null);
+                    this.voteForm.markAsDirty();
+                    this.saveVotesIfNamed();
+                });
+            } else {
+                // check if by clicking this button, the amount of votes would succeed the permitted amount
+                if (this.getVotesCount() >= this.poll.votes_amount) {
+                    $event.preventDefault();
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.html b/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.html
index 3f8213039..e6966d0dd 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.html
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
         </span>
     </div>
     <form [formGroup]="contentForm" class="poll-preview--meta-info-form">
-        <ng-container *ngIf="!data || !data.state || data.state === 1">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="!data || !data.state || data.isStateCreated">
             <mat-form-field *ngIf="pollService.isElectronicVotingEnabled">
-                <mat-select [placeholder]="'Voting type' | translate" formControlName="type" required>
+                <mat-select [placeholder]="PollPropertyVerbose.type | translate" formControlName="type" required>
                     <mat-option *ngFor="let option of pollTypes | keyvalue" [value]="option.key">
                         {{ option.value | translate }}
                     </mat-option>
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
                     [multiple]="true"
                     [showChips]="false"
                     [includeNone]="false"
-                    [placeholder]="'Entitled to vote' | translate"
+                    [placeholder]="PollPropertyVerbose.groups | translate"
                     [inputListValues]="groupObservable"
                 ></os-search-value-selector>
             </mat-form-field>
             <mat-form-field *ngIf="pollMethods">
-                <mat-select [placeholder]="'Poll method' | translate" formControlName="pollmethod" required>
+                <mat-select [placeholder]="PollPropertyVerbose.pollmethod | translate" formControlName="pollmethod" required>
                     <mat-option *ngFor="let option of pollMethods | keyvalue" [value]="option.key">
                         {{ option.value }}
                     </mat-option>
@@ -47,20 +47,28 @@
         </ng-container>
 
         <mat-form-field>
-            <mat-select placeholder="{{ '100% base' | translate }}" formControlName="onehundred_percent_base" required>
+            <mat-select placeholder="{{ PollPropertyVerbose.onehundred_percent_base | translate }}" formControlName="onehundred_percent_base" required>
                 <ng-container *ngFor="let option of percentBases | keyvalue">
-                    <mat-option *ngIf="isValidPercentBaseWithMethod(option.key)" [value]="option.key">
-                        {{ option.value | translate }}
-                    </mat-option>
+                    <mat-option [value]="option.key">{{ option.value | translate }}</mat-option>
                 </ng-container>
             </mat-select>
         </mat-form-field>
         <mat-form-field>
-            <mat-select placeholder="{{ 'Required majority' | translate }}" formControlName="majority_method" required>
+            <mat-select placeholder="{{ PollPropertyVerbose.majority_method | translate }}" formControlName="majority_method" required>
                 <mat-option *ngFor="let option of majorityMethods | keyvalue" [value]="option.key">
                     {{ option.value | translate }}
                 </mat-option>
             </mat-select>
         </mat-form-field>
+
+        <ng-container *ngIf="!data || !data.state || data.state === 1">
+            <ng-container *ngIf="contentForm.get('pollmethod').value === 'votes'">
+                <mat-form-field>
+                    <input type="number" matInput placeholder="{{ PollPropertyVerbose.votes_amount | translate }}" formControlName="votes_amount" min="1" required>
+                </mat-form-field>
+                <mat-checkbox formControlName="global_no">{{ PollPropertyVerbose.global_no | translate }}</mat-checkbox>
+                <mat-checkbox formControlName="global_abstain">{{ PollPropertyVerbose.global_abstain | translate }}</mat-checkbox>
+            </ng-container>
+        </ng-container>
     </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.ts
index d975844da..fbc99ccca 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/polls/components/poll-form/poll-form.component.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { GroupRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/users/group-repository.service';
 import { PercentBase } from 'app/shared/models/poll/base-poll';
+import { PollType } from 'app/shared/models/poll/base-poll';
+import { ViewAssignmentPoll } from 'app/site/assignments/models/view-assignment-poll';
 import { BaseViewComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-view';
 import {
     MajorityMethodVerbose,
     PercentBaseVerbose,
+    PollPropertyVerbose,
     PollTypeVerbose,
     ViewBasePoll
 } from 'app/site/polls/models/view-base-poll';
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
      */
     public contentForm: FormGroup;
 
+    public PollType = PollType;
+    public PollPropertyVerbose = PollPropertyVerbose;
+
     /**
      * The different methods for this poll.
      */
@@ -92,6 +98,11 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
     public ngOnInit(): void {
         this.groupObservable = this.groupRepo.getViewModelListObservable();
 
+        const cast = <ViewAssignmentPoll>this.data;
+        if (cast.assignment && !cast.votes_amount) {
+            cast.votes_amount = cast.assignment.open_posts;
+        }
+
         if (this.data) {
             Object.keys(this.contentForm.controls).forEach(key => {
                 if (this.data[key]) {
@@ -118,12 +129,14 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
                 forbiddenBases = [PercentBase.YN, PercentBase.YNA];
             }
 
-            this.percentBases = {};
+            const percentBases = {};
             for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(PercentBaseVerbose)) {
                 if (!forbiddenBases.includes(key)) {
-                    this.percentBases[key] = value;
+                    percentBases[key] = value;
                 }
             }
+            this.percentBases = percentBases;
+            // TODO: update selected base
         });
     }
 
@@ -131,10 +144,6 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
         return { ...this.data, ...this.contentForm.value };
     }
 
-    public isValidPercentBaseWithMethod(base: PercentBase): boolean {
-        return !(base === PercentBase.YNA && this.contentForm.get('pollmethod').value === 'YN');
-    }
-
     /**
      * This updates the poll-values to get correct data in the view.
      *
@@ -147,12 +156,17 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
                 this.pollService.getVerboseNameForKey(key),
                 this.pollService.getVerboseNameForValue(key, value as string)
             ]);
-        if (data.type === 'named') {
+        if (data.type !== 'analog') {
             this.pollValues.push([
                 this.pollService.getVerboseNameForKey('groups'),
-                this.groupRepo.getNameForIds(...data.groups_id)
+                this.groupRepo.getNameForIds(...([] || (data && data.groups_id)))
             ]);
         }
+        if (data.pollmethod === 'votes') {
+            this.pollValues.push([this.pollService.getVerboseNameForKey('votes_amount'), data.votes_amount]);
+            this.pollValues.push([this.pollService.getVerboseNameForKey('global_no'), data.global_no]);
+            this.pollValues.push([this.pollService.getVerboseNameForKey('global_abstain'), data.global_abstain]);
+        }
     }
 
     private initContentForm(): void {
@@ -162,7 +176,10 @@ export class PollFormComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
             pollmethod: ['', Validators.required],
             onehundred_percent_base: ['', Validators.required],
             majority_method: ['', Validators.required],
-            groups_id: [[]]
+            votes_amount: [1, [Validators.required, Validators.min(1)]],
+            groups_id: [],
+            global_no: [],
+            global_abstain: []
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/polls/models/view-base-poll.ts b/client/src/app/site/polls/models/view-base-poll.ts
index 0b28c742d..ea2275220 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/polls/models/view-base-poll.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/polls/models/view-base-poll.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ export const PollPropertyVerbose = {
     type: 'Poll type',
     pollmethod: 'Poll method',
     state: 'State',
-    groups: 'Entitled to vote'
+    groups: 'Entitled to vote',
+    votes_amount: 'Amount of votes',
+    global_no: 'Enable global no',
+    global_abstain: 'Enable global abstain'
 };
 
 export const MajorityMethodVerbose = {
diff --git a/openslides/assignments/views.py b/openslides/assignments/views.py
index dd552d1e7..10197b63b 100644
--- a/openslides/assignments/views.py
+++ b/openslides/assignments/views.py
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ class AssignmentPollViewSet(BasePollViewSet):
                             )
                         amount_sum += amount
 
-                    if amount_sum != poll.votes_amount:
+                    if amount_sum > poll.votes_amount:
                         raise ValidationError(
                             {
-                                "detail": "You have to give exactly {0} votes",
+                                "detail": "You can give a maximum of {0} votes",
                                 "args": [poll.votes_amount],
                             }
                         )