i found using a different browser works too, without the hassle

when i do the voting process, i get to the main site after voting yet it doesn't count as voted on in game

Edit: this is a real problem as the last tutorial mission requires voting to work

crud... i didn't know modules were scraped if left on a protected planet... i'm such a newb (i would say noob but i don't know if that word is tolerated here)