How so does the voting not work for you, HarlsMcCharls? You're playing on the Survival server, and not a different version to wait for them, I presume?
Just follow the procedure method as this thread has featured in it's first post bit by bit, so you are sure you do everything the right way. So that would be clicking on each of the hyperlinks I've included, then putting in your Minecraft username for exactly how it is in-game (the usernames are all case-specific of course, so you can't leave out any capital or lowercase letters), then you just do the verification puzzle and click 'vote'.
Once you've voted on all of them, head over to the Survival server, and after you've joined in, just wait a short while for the votes from earlier to synchronise in. They may take a little time usually to transition and apply in your inventory, but you'll know as soon as they register with the in-game message that will come up in the chat. Just a warning though by saying all that; once you join the Survival server after you've voted, don't leave before the rewards show up in the chat section. You will not have any apply to you if that happens, from one time I ended up experiencing it myself. If everything is done right, there should be no problems at all I'd imagine. Oh - and just be sure you keep space in your inventory too for five or more spaces.
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