Separate Cardano voting delegation from stake-pool delegation
A staking dashboard can show an active pool delegation while a governance dashboard reports a different representative. The two assignments serve separate purposes.
Inspect both assignments for the same credential
Use the stake credential as the lookup key on the intended network. Read the pool delegation and the vote delegation at the same ledger snapshot. In the example, pool P receives the block-production delegation and DRep D receives the voting delegation.
stake credential S → block-production delegation: pool P
stake credential S → voting delegation: DRep D
Changing the voting target does not, by itself, transfer ADA to the DRep or replace the pool assignment. A certificate can change multiple fields when its specific form combines actions, so decode the actual certificate before reporting what changed.
Represent predefined voting choices
A vote delegation can select a predefined abstain or no-confidence choice. Display such a choice distinctly from a registered DRep key or script. To explain the votes counted for an action, consult the applicable governance snapshot and action rules. cips.cardano.org Cardano CIP-1694