# Gauge Voting Directing the flow of incentives on the Balancer protocol is possible by voting for specific gauges. Substantial secondary markets are developing, like [Redacted Hidden Hand](https://hiddenhand.finance/). This allows Aura Lockers to earn additional substantial rewards. Read more about Balancer gauges here: ## Gauge voting rules and information * Voting will be done via [Snapshot](https://vote.aura.finance). * Gauge weight votes will be **bi-weekly,** starting Thursdays at \~02:00 UTC and ending on Tuesdays 02:00 UTC. * Individual **vlAURA** holders may spread their votes among multiple pools in gauge weight votes. * Each gauge will have a hard cap of **50%** of Aura's **veBAL** assigned to it. Overflow will be distributed to other pools in proportion to their vote weight. * Each gauge must receive at least **0.1%** of the votes before weight is assigned. * **Unevenly** weighted gauges (i.e. non 50/50) will have a hard cap of **20%**. * Gauges which substantially harm the Aura/Balancer ecosystem or that have been explicitly blacklisted by community proposals will be excluded from the list of options --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.aura.finance/aura/governance/gauge-voting.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.