diff --git a/wwwroot/app.js b/wwwroot/app.js
index 1819ae8..9ae75d8 100644
--- a/wwwroot/app.js
+++ b/wwwroot/app.js
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ async function loadRevealData() {
 
 async function loadVoteData() {
   if (state.phase !== "Vote") return;
-  state.myVotes = await api.myVotes();
-  renderVotes();
+  // avoid re-rendering vote cards mid-drag: only update scores map
+  const votes = await api.myVotes();
+  state.myVotes = votes;
+  syncVoteScores();
 }
 
 async function loadResults() {
@@ -378,7 +380,11 @@ async function adminAction(fn, successMessage) {
 async function refreshPhaseData() {
   try {
     await loadState();
-    await Promise.all([loadSuggestData(), loadRevealData(), loadVoteData(), loadResults()]);
+    await Promise.all([loadSuggestData(), loadRevealData(), loadResults()]);
+    // vote data only refreshes via explicit calls to avoid interrupting slider drags
+    if (state.phase !== "Vote") {
+      await loadVoteData();
+    }
   } catch (err) {
     if (handleAuthError(err)) return;
     throw err;