# Get Prior Votes

Gets the prior number of votes for an account at a specific block number. The block number passed must be a finalized block or the function will revert.

**AGL**

```
function getPriorVotes(address account, uint blockNumber) returns (uint96)
```

* `account`: Address of the account in which to retrieve the prior number of votes.
* `blockNumber`: The block number at which to retrieve the prior number of votes.
* `RETURN`: The number of prior votes.

**Solidity**

```
AGL agl = AGL(0x123...); // contract address
uint priorVotes = agl.getPriorVotes(account, blockNumber);
```

**Web3 1.2.6**

```javascript
const priorVotes = await agl.methods.getPriorVotes(account, blockNumber).call();
```


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