Anchor Election 2025 (aka Voting app)

🆕 Updated for Solana Kit, Kite, and Codama

A new version of onchain voting from the Anchor docs.

A decentralized onchain voting system on Solana, where users can vote on their favourite greeting

Unlike the original, we don't the same account to vote multiple times!

This repo provides:

• Full compatibility with the latest Rust, Agave CLI, Node.js, Anchor, and Solana Kit.
• Clean builds with zero warnings or errors.
• Testing via npm and Node.js, avoiding third-party package managers or test runners.
• A web app using Solana Kit in the browser

Versions

Verify your local environment with:

bash show-versions.sh

This repository was tested with:

OS:
  MacOS 15.4.1
Solana CLI:
  solana-cli 2.1.21 (src:8a085eeb; feat:1416569292, client:Agave)
Anchor:
  anchor-cli 0.31.1
Node:
  v22.14.0
Rust:
  rustc 1.86.0 (05f9846f8 2025-03-31)
build-sbf version:
  solana-cargo-build-sbf 2.1.21

Using different versions may cause compatibility issues.

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mikemaccana/anchor-election-2025.git
   cd anchor-election-2025
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run tests:

   # RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is needed for consistent builds per
   # https://solana.stackexchange.com/questions/21664/why-is-the-same-commit-of-an-anchor-repo-giving-different-results-when-run-at-di
   # TODO: remove when no longer necessary
   RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=nightly-2025-04-16 anchor test
   

4. Deploy the program:

   anchor deploy
   

Changelog and Credits

See the CHANGELOG for updates and contributor credits.