diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 0dea441..1d63cb1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ def submissions_open?
     Time.current < submission_deadline
   end
   helper_method :submissions_open?
+
+  def voting_open?
+    false
+  end
+  helper_method :voting_open?
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/votes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/votes_controller.rb
index b713001..39d7d18 100644
--- a/app/controllers/votes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/votes_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class VotesController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :require_voting_open
   before_action :require_authentication
   before_action :set_submission
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ def destroy
 
   private
 
+  def require_voting_open
+    redirect_to root_path, alert: "Voting is closed." unless voting_open?
+  end
+
   def set_submission
     @submission = Submission.find(params[:submission_id])
   end
diff --git a/app/views/pages/home.html.erb b/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
index d0de4d0..3030ef7 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@
               </div>
 
               <div>
-                <% if Current.user && submission.user_id != Current.user.id %>
-                  <% if @voted_submission_ids.include?(submission.id) %>
-                    <%= button_to submission_vote_path(submission), method: :delete, class: "inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm px-3 py-1 rounded-full cursor-pointer bg-gray-400 bg-linear-to-t from-gray-500 to-gray-400 text-white" do %>
-                      Clear Vote
-                    <% end %>
-                  <% else %>
-                    <%= button_to submission_vote_path(submission), method: :post, class: "inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm px-3 py-1 rounded-full cursor-pointer bg-[#C41C1C] bg-linear-to-t from-[#C41C1C] to-[#DD423E] text-white" do %>
-                      ⬆ Vote
+                <% if voting_open? %>
+                  <% if Current.user && submission.user_id != Current.user.id %>
+                    <% if @voted_submission_ids.include?(submission.id) %>
+                      <%= button_to submission_vote_path(submission), method: :delete, class: "inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm px-3 py-1 rounded-full cursor-pointer bg-gray-400 bg-linear-to-t from-gray-500 to-gray-400 text-white" do %>
+                        Clear Vote
+                      <% end %>
+                    <% else %>
+                      <%= button_to submission_vote_path(submission), method: :post, class: "inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm px-3 py-1 rounded-full cursor-pointer bg-[#C41C1C] bg-linear-to-t from-[#C41C1C] to-[#DD423E] text-white" do %>
+                        ⬆ Vote
+                      <% end %>
                     <% end %>
                   <% end %>
                 <% end %>