# Get Current Votes

Gets the balance of votes for an account as of the current block.

**AGL**

```
function getCurrentVotes(address account) returns (uint96)
```

* `account`: Address of the account in which to retrieve the number of votes.
* `RETURN`: The number of votes (integer).

**Solidity**

```
AGL agl = AGL(0x123...); // contract address
uint votes = agl.getCurrentVotes(0xabc...);
```

**Web3 1.2.6**

```javascript
const account = '0x123...'; // contract address
const votes = await agl.methods.getCurrentVotes(account).call();
```


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