Can someone please explain why the voting mechanism works sometimes and not at others?

Hi everybody. I just discovered BC. A little later than most, I guess. At age 65 I am still theoretically male externally, but confused internally. If only the internet had existed 50 years ago! Anyway, I missed my best chance at the age of 19 through a combination of a lack of maturity and utter cowardice in a time when transsexuality was almost a capital crime and only brave souls like Christine Johannsen and April Ashley made the journey. I did not have their guts. Not complaining. My decision, and life compensates you in other ways.