diff --git a/lib/poll.js b/lib/poll.js
index e9bb8a0..7067974 100755
--- a/lib/poll.js
+++ b/lib/poll.js
@@ -202,7 +202,16 @@ Poll.getInfo = async function (pollId, withVotes = false) {
 	if (!poll) {
 		return null;
 	}
-	poll.voteCount = parseInt(voteCount, 10) || 0;
+
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		poll.voteCount = override.total || 0;
+		poll.uniqueVoters = override.uniqueVoters || null;
+	} else {
+		poll.voteCount = parseInt(voteCount, 10) || 0;
+	}
+
 	const end = parseInt(poll.end, 10);
 	poll.ended = end > 0 && Date.now() > end;
 	poll.options = await loadOptions(pollId, poll.options, withVotes);
@@ -222,6 +231,18 @@ Poll.getPollOptionIds = async function (pollId) {
 async function loadOptions(pollId, optionsJson, withVotes = false) {
 	const options = tryParseOptions(optionsJson);
 
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		options.forEach((option, index) => {
+			if (option) {
+				const ov = override.options?.find(o => String(o.id) === String(option.id));
+				option.voteCount = ov?.voteCount || 0;
+			}
+		});
+		return options;
+	}
+
 	const votes = await db.getSortedSetsMembers(options.map(o => `poll:${pollId}:options:${o.id}:votes`));
 
 	options.forEach((option, index) => {
@@ -246,19 +267,29 @@ function tryParseOptions(optionsJson) {
 }
 
 Poll.getOption = async function (pollId, option, withVotes = false) {
-	const [optionsJson, votes, voteCount] = await Promise.all([
-		db.getObjectField(`poll:${pollId}`, 'options'),
-		withVotes ?
-			db.getSortedSetRange(`poll:${pollId}:options:${option}:votes`, 0, -1) :
-			null,
-		Poll.getOptionVoteCount(pollId, option),
-	]);
+	const optionsJson = await db.getObjectField(`poll:${pollId}`, 'options');
 	const options = tryParseOptions(optionsJson);
 	const optionData = options.find(opt => String(opt.id) === String(option));
 	if (!optionData) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		const ov = override.options?.find(o => String(o.id) === String(option));
+		optionData.voteCount = ov?.voteCount || 0;
+		// No voter identity data available for override polls
+		return optionData;
+	}
+
+	const [votes, voteCount] = await Promise.all([
+		withVotes ?
+			db.getSortedSetRange(`poll:${pollId}:options:${option}:votes`, 0, -1) :
+			null,
+		Poll.getOptionVoteCount(pollId, option),
+	]);
+
 	if (votes) {
 		optionData.votes = votes;
 	}
@@ -267,10 +298,20 @@ Poll.getOption = async function (pollId, option, withVotes = false) {
 };
 
 Poll.getVotersCount = async function (pollId) {
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		return override.uniqueVoters || null;
+	}
 	return await db.sortedSetCard(`poll:${pollId}:voters`);
 };
 
 Poll.getVoteCount = async function (pollId) {
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		return override.total || 0;
+	}
 	const optionIds = await Poll.getPollOptionIds(pollId);
 	return await db.sortedSetsCardSum(
 		optionIds.map(option => `poll:${pollId}:options:${option}:votes`)
@@ -278,9 +319,36 @@ Poll.getVoteCount = async function (pollId) {
 };
 
 Poll.getOptionVoteCount = async function (pollId, option) {
+	// Check for vote counts override (e.g., from remote AP Question)
+	const override = await Poll.getVoteCountsOverride(pollId);
+	if (override) {
+		const ov = override.options?.find(o => String(o.id) === String(option));
+		return ov?.voteCount || 0;
+	}
 	return await db.sortedSetCard(`poll:${pollId}:options:${option}:votes`);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns the vote counts override object if set on the poll, otherwise null.
+ * The override is stored as JSON in the `voteCounts` field of the poll hash.
+ * Expected shape: { total: number, uniqueVoters: number, options: [{ id, voteCount }] }
+ */
+Poll.getVoteCountsOverride = async function (pollId) {
+	const raw = await db.getObjectField(`poll:${pollId}`, 'voteCounts');
+	if (!raw) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	try {
+		const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+		if (typeof parsed.total === 'number' && Array.isArray(parsed.options)) {
+			return parsed;
+		}
+		return null;
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+};
+
 Poll.hasOption = async function (pollId, option) {
 	const optionIds = new Set(await Poll.getPollOptionIds(pollId));
 	return optionIds.has(String(option));