diff --git a/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/Voting.tsx b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/Voting.tsx
index 828537b9e0..cd4c836bec 100644
--- a/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/Voting.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-democracy/src/Overview/Voting.tsx
@@ -70,32 +70,54 @@ function Voting ({ proposal, referendumId }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> |
       {isVotingOpen && (
         <Modal
           header={t('Vote on proposal')}
-          size='small'
+          size='large'
         >
           <Modal.Content>
             <ProposedAction
               idNumber={referendumId}
               proposal={proposal}
             />
-            <VoteAccount onChange={setAccountId} />
-            {isCurrentVote && (
-              <VoteValue
-                accountId={accountId}
-                autoFocus
-                onChange={setBalance}
-              />
-            )}
-            <Dropdown
-              help={t('The conviction to use for this vote, with an appropriate lock period.')}
-              label={t('conviction')}
-              onChange={setConviction}
-              options={convictionOpts}
-              value={conviction}
-            />
-            <VoteToggle
-              onChange={_onChangeVote}
-              value={aye}
-            />
+            <Modal.Columns>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                <VoteAccount onChange={setAccountId} />
+              </Modal.Column>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                <p>{t('The vote will be recorded for this account. If another account delegated to this one, the delegated votes will also be counted.')}</p>
+              </Modal.Column>
+            </Modal.Columns>
+            <Modal.Columns>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                {isCurrentVote && (
+                  <VoteValue
+                    accountId={accountId}
+                    autoFocus
+                    onChange={setBalance}
+                  />
+                )}
+                <Dropdown
+                  help={t('The conviction to use for this vote, with an appropriate lock period.')}
+                  label={t('conviction')}
+                  onChange={setConviction}
+                  options={convictionOpts}
+                  value={conviction}
+                />
+              </Modal.Column>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                <p>{t('The balance associated with the vote will be locked as per the conviction specified nd will not be available for transfer or spend during this period.')}</p>
+                <p>{t('Conviction locks do overlap and is additive, meaning that funds locked during a previous vote can be locked again.')}</p>
+              </Modal.Column>
+            </Modal.Columns>
+            <Modal.Columns>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                <VoteToggle
+                  onChange={_onChangeVote}
+                  value={aye}
+                />
+              </Modal.Column>
+              <Modal.Column>
+                <p>{t('Register the vote for or against the proposal.')}</p>
+              </Modal.Column>
+            </Modal.Columns>
           </Modal.Content>
           <VoteActions
             accountId={accountId}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/InputNumber.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/InputNumber.tsx
index 0de3ff5d9c..f179565d5a 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/InputNumber.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/InputNumber.tsx
@@ -173,11 +173,16 @@ function InputNumber ({ bitLength = DEFAULT_BITLENGTH, className, defaultValue =
     onChange && onChange(valueBn);
   }, [onChange, valueBn]);
 
-  const _onChange = useCallback(
-    (input: string) => setValues(
+  const _onChangeWithSi = useCallback(
+    (input: string, si: SiDef | null) => setValues(
       getValuesFromString(input, si, bitLength, isZeroable, maxValue)
     ),
-    [bitLength, isZeroable, maxValue, si]
+    [bitLength, isZeroable, maxValue]
+  );
+
+  const _onChange = useCallback(
+    (input: string) => _onChangeWithSi(input, si),
+    [_onChangeWithSi, si]
   );
 
   const _onKeyDown = useCallback(
@@ -221,8 +226,13 @@ function InputNumber ({ bitLength = DEFAULT_BITLENGTH, className, defaultValue =
   );
 
   const _onSelectSiUnit = useCallback(
-    (siUnit: string) => setSi(formatBalance.findSi(siUnit)),
-    []
+    (siUnit: string): void => {
+      const si = formatBalance.findSi(siUnit);
+
+      setSi(si);
+      _onChangeWithSi(value, si);
+    },
+    [_onChangeWithSi, value]
   );
 
   const maxValueLength = getGlobalMaxValue(bitLength).toString().length - 1;