--- modules/poll/poll.module
+++ modules/poll/poll.module
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@
     '#parents' => array('choice', $delta, 'chtext'),
   );
 
-  if ($admin) {
-    $form['chvotes'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#title' => t('Votes for choice @n', array('@n' => ($delta + 1))),
-      '#default_value' => $votes,
-      '#size' => 5,
-      '#maxlength' => 7,
-      '#parents' => array('choice', $delta, 'chvotes'),
-    );
-  }
+  $form['chvotes'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
+    '#title' => t('Votes for choice @n', array('@n' => ($delta + 1))),
+    '#value' => ($admin ? NULL : $votes),
+    '#default_value' => $votes,
+    '#disabled' => !$admin,
+    '#size' => 5,
+    '#maxlength' => 7,
+    '#parents' => array('choice', $delta, 'chvotes'),
+  );
 
   return $form;
 }