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# How to Undelegate MTRG

## Purpose <a href="#id-5819" id="id-5819"></a>

“Undelegate” enables users to change the candidate on the Vote while continuing staking. This maybe done for one of the below reasons;

1\. The current candidate has been jailed leading to loss of rewards for the user

2\. The user/ acquaintance has a new node setup. The votes need to be moved to the new candidate

3\. The user wants to move Votes to a candidate with lower commission

## Prerequisites: <a href="#f2b4" id="f2b4"></a>

> Existing Vote ID

## Video Tutorial

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/pRWMUvtFr7g>" %}

## Step-by-Step Guide

### Step 1

“Undelegate” on the existing Vote ID

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*9JVnwgCeuHdRNtlQwKuArQ.png)

### Step 2

Confirm the “Undelegate”

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*nGCMPPkwrz1pkqZZQ7fcjQ.png)

*Please read the instructions before you “undelegate”*

**Note:** *Users do not receive rewards unless they “delegate” the Vote ID again to a new candidate*

**Note:** *The Vote ID loses the bonus votes on “Undelegate”*

### Step 3&#x20;

Confirm the transaction in MetaMask

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*IAytHUuUg4KW12sVszO4Eg.png)

### Step 4

Note the changes to the Vote ID

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*6NaAuY-7-hOVj5ZU5owb1g.png)

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*JsyyDkE4IbBHQ8KLfxHETA.png)

### Step 5

“Delegate” on the existing Vote ID to vote on a new candidate

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*PZZ1K5Hl4X9a_LTKgbX8sw.png)

**Note:** *“Delegate” is only visible for a Vote ID that is previously undelegated.*

### Step 6

Choose the new Candidate and submit

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*PMkx_wFFzJB1BeLNP34Mfw.png)

### Step 7

Confirm the transaction in MetaMask

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*pXHLSdGT3pFApW5cO_kCWQ.png)

### Step 8

Confirm the New Candidate delegation

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*UP5B-Vw4XKUsAX9WANHR6Q.png)

### You have successfully undelegated MTRG from one candidate and delegated back to a new candidate. <a href="#af2f" id="af2f"></a>