diff --git a/src/server/routers/deliberation.ts b/src/server/routers/deliberation.ts
index f37c967..5168c20 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/deliberation.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/deliberation.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export const deliberationRouter = router({
     .input(
       z.object({
         sessionId: z.string(),
-        juryMemberId: z.string(),
         projectId: z.string(),
         rank: z.number().int().min(1).optional(),
         isWinnerPick: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -118,15 +117,26 @@ export const deliberationRouter = router({
       })
     )
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      // Enforce that jury members can only vote as themselves
-      if (input.juryMemberId !== ctx.user.id) {
+      // Resolve the caller's participant row server-side: DeliberationParticipant
+      // and DeliberationVote both reference JuryGroupMember ids, which the
+      // client has no business knowing. A juror can only ever vote as themself.
+      const participant = await ctx.prisma.deliberationParticipant.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          sessionId: input.sessionId,
+          user: { userId: ctx.user.id },
+        },
+      })
+      if (!participant) {
         throw new TRPCError({
           code: 'FORBIDDEN',
-          message: 'You can only submit votes as yourself',
+          message: 'You are not a participant in this deliberation',
         })
       }
 
-      const vote = await submitVote(input, ctx.prisma)
+      const vote = await submitVote(
+        { ...input, juryMemberId: participant.userId },
+        ctx.prisma
+      )
 
       await logAudit({
         prisma: ctx.prisma,
diff --git a/src/server/routers/live-voting.ts b/src/server/routers/live-voting.ts
index 62ab598..7c57ab3 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/live-voting.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/live-voting.ts
@@ -616,22 +616,29 @@ export const liveVotingRouter = router({
         }
       }
 
-      if (session.status !== 'IN_PROGRESS') {
+      if (session.status !== 'IN_PROGRESS' && session.status !== 'PAUSED') {
         throw new TRPCError({
           code: 'BAD_REQUEST',
           message: 'Voting is not currently active',
         })
       }
 
-      if (session.currentProjectId !== input.projectId) {
-        throw new TRPCError({
-          code: 'BAD_REQUEST',
-          message: 'Cannot vote for this project right now',
-        })
+      const isCurrentProject = session.currentProjectId === input.projectId
+      if (!isCurrentProject) {
+        // Revision path (deliberation / catching up): any project in the
+        // finale run order may be (re)scored while the session is open.
+        const ordered = await getOrderedFinaleProjects(ctx.prisma, session)
+        if (!ordered.some((p) => p.id === input.projectId)) {
+          throw new TRPCError({
+            code: 'BAD_REQUEST',
+            message: 'Cannot vote for this project right now',
+          })
+        }
       }
 
-      // Check if voting window is still open
-      if (session.votingEndsAt && new Date() > session.votingEndsAt) {
+      // The timed voting window only applies to the live flow for the
+      // currently presented project
+      if (isCurrentProject && session.votingEndsAt && new Date() > session.votingEndsAt) {
         throw new TRPCError({
           code: 'BAD_REQUEST',
           message: 'Voting window has closed',
diff --git a/src/server/routers/live.ts b/src/server/routers/live.ts
index eec3564..2597d0d 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/live.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/live.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ export const liveRouter = router({
             : {}),
         },
       })
+      // Keep the voting session in lockstep so jury votes target this project
+      // (updateMany: a session may not exist yet — that's fine).
+      await ctx.prisma.liveVotingSession.updateMany({
+        where: { roundId: input.roundId },
+        data: { currentProjectId: input.projectId, status: 'IN_PROGRESS' },
+      })
       await logAudit({
         prisma: ctx.prisma,
         userId: ctx.user.id,
diff --git a/src/server/services/deliberation.ts b/src/server/services/deliberation.ts
index b83d9a9..6ef540e 100644
--- a/src/server/services/deliberation.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/deliberation.ts
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ export async function getSessionWithVotes(
   sessionId: string,
   prisma: PrismaClient,
 ) {
-  return prisma.deliberationSession.findUnique({
+  const session = await prisma.deliberationSession.findUnique({
     where: { id: sessionId },
     include: {
       votes: {
@@ -648,6 +648,23 @@ export async function getSessionWithVotes(
       round: { select: { id: true, name: true, roundType: true } },
     },
   })
+  if (!session) return null
+
+  // Rankable projects: the round's projects in this session's category.
+  // (results are empty until finalize — the jury ranking form needs this list.)
+  const roundStates = await prisma.projectRoundState.findMany({
+    where: {
+      roundId: session.roundId,
+      project: { competitionCategory: session.category },
+    },
+    include: {
+      project: {
+        select: { id: true, title: true, teamName: true, competitionCategory: true },
+      },
+    },
+  })
+
+  return { ...session, projects: roundStates.map((rs) => rs.project) }
 }
 
 // ─── Internal Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/tests/unit/deliberation-jury-wiring.test.ts b/tests/unit/deliberation-jury-wiring.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..649f573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/deliberation-jury-wiring.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/**
+ * Deliberation jury wiring — regression for two launch blockers:
+ * 1. submitVote compared the JuryGroupMember id against User.id (FORBIDDEN for
+ *    every legitimate juror). The server now resolves the caller's participant
+ *    row itself; the client never sends an identity.
+ * 2. getSession had no project list before finalize (the ranking form rendered
+ *    empty). It now includes the round's projects filtered by session category.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest'
+import { prisma, createCaller } from '../setup'
+import {
+  createTestUser,
+  createTestProgram,
+  createTestCompetition,
+  createTestRound,
+  createTestProject,
+  createTestProjectRoundState,
+  cleanupTestData,
+  uid,
+} from '../helpers'
+import { deliberationRouter } from '@/server/routers/deliberation'
+
+let program: any
+let competition: any
+let delibRound: any
+let startup1: any
+let startup2: any
+let concept1: any
+let juror: any
+let outsiderJuror: any
+let admin: any
+let sessionId: string
+let adminCaller: ReturnType<typeof createCaller>
+let jurorCaller: ReturnType<typeof createCaller>
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  program = await createTestProgram()
+  competition = await createTestCompetition(program.id)
+  delibRound = await createTestRound(competition.id, {
+    roundType: 'DELIBERATION',
+    status: 'ROUND_ACTIVE',
+  })
+  startup1 = await createTestProject(program.id, { competitionCategory: 'STARTUP' })
+  startup2 = await createTestProject(program.id, { competitionCategory: 'STARTUP' })
+  concept1 = await createTestProject(program.id, { competitionCategory: 'BUSINESS_CONCEPT' })
+  await createTestProjectRoundState(startup1.id, delibRound.id)
+  await createTestProjectRoundState(startup2.id, delibRound.id)
+  await createTestProjectRoundState(concept1.id, delibRound.id)
+
+  const juryGroup = await prisma.juryGroup.create({
+    data: { competitionId: competition.id, name: 'Finals Jury', slug: uid('jg') },
+  })
+  juror = await createTestUser('JURY_MEMBER')
+  outsiderJuror = await createTestUser('JURY_MEMBER')
+  admin = await createTestUser('SUPER_ADMIN')
+  const member = await prisma.juryGroupMember.create({
+    data: { juryGroupId: juryGroup.id, userId: juror.id, role: 'MEMBER' },
+  })
+
+  adminCaller = createCaller(deliberationRouter, admin)
+  jurorCaller = createCaller(deliberationRouter, juror)
+
+  const session = await adminCaller.createSession({
+    competitionId: competition.id,
+    roundId: delibRound.id,
+    category: 'STARTUP',
+    mode: 'FULL_RANKING',
+    tieBreakMethod: 'TIE_ADMIN_DECIDES',
+    participantUserIds: [member.id], // JuryGroupMember IDs
+  })
+  sessionId = session.id
+  await adminCaller.openVoting({ sessionId })
+})
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await cleanupTestData(program.id, [juror.id, outsiderJuror.id, admin.id])
+})
+
+describe('getSession projects', () => {
+  it('exposes the category projects before any results exist', async () => {
+    const session = await jurorCaller.getSession({ sessionId })
+    const ids = (session.projects ?? []).map((p: any) => p.id).sort()
+    expect(ids).toEqual([startup1.id, startup2.id].sort())
+    // off-category project excluded
+    expect(ids).not.toContain(concept1.id)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('submitVote identity resolution', () => {
+  it('lets a participant juror vote without sending any identity', async () => {
+    await jurorCaller.submitVote({ sessionId, projectId: startup1.id, rank: 1 })
+    await jurorCaller.submitVote({ sessionId, projectId: startup2.id, rank: 2 })
+
+    const session = await jurorCaller.getSession({ sessionId })
+    const myVotes = (session.votes ?? []).filter(
+      (v: any) => v.juryMember?.user?.id === juror.id
+    )
+    expect(myVotes).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects a juror who is not a participant', async () => {
+    const outsiderCaller = createCaller(deliberationRouter, outsiderJuror)
+    await expect(
+      outsiderCaller.submitVote({ sessionId, projectId: startup1.id, rank: 1 })
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/participant/i)
+  })
+
+  it('aggregates the resolved votes (sanity end-to-end)', async () => {
+    const agg = await adminCaller.aggregate({ sessionId })
+    expect(agg.rankings.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(agg.rankings[0].projectId).toBe(startup1.id) // rank 1 → top Borda points
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/unit/live-phase.test.ts b/tests/unit/live-phase.test.ts
index 2ed8c81..7db6b4e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/live-phase.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/live-phase.test.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ describe('phase transitions', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('voting session sync', () => {
+  it('sendToScreens points the voting session at the project and activates it', async () => {
+    const session = await prisma.liveVotingSession.create({
+      data: { roundId: round.id, status: 'NOT_STARTED' },
+    })
+    await adminCaller.sendToScreens({ roundId: round.id, projectId: p1.id })
+    const updated = await prisma.liveVotingSession.findUniqueOrThrow({
+      where: { id: session.id },
+    })
+    expect(updated.currentProjectId).toBe(p1.id)
+    expect(updated.status).toBe('IN_PROGRESS')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('juror notes', () => {
   it('saveNote upserts one note per (round, project, juror)', async () => {
     await jurorCaller.saveNote({ roundId: round.id, projectId: p1.id, content: 'first draft' })
diff --git a/tests/unit/live-vote-comment.test.ts b/tests/unit/live-vote-comment.test.ts
index 7094885..0af63b0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/live-vote-comment.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/live-vote-comment.test.ts
@@ -88,12 +88,56 @@ describe('vote comments', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('deliberation-time revision', () => {
+  it('allows voting for an ordered project that is not currently presenting', async () => {
+    const otherProject = await createTestProject(program.id, {
+      competitionCategory: 'BUSINESS_CONCEPT',
+    })
+    await prisma.round.update({
+      where: { id: round.id },
+      data: { configJson: { projectOrder: [project.id, otherProject.id] } },
+    })
+    // otherProject is NOT currentProjectId — revision path must accept it
+    const vote = await jurorCaller.vote({
+      sessionId: session.id,
+      projectId: otherProject.id,
+      score: 6,
+      comment: 'revised during deliberation',
+    })
+    expect(vote.projectId).toBe(otherProject.id)
+  })
+
+  it('still rejects projects outside the finale order', async () => {
+    const stranger = await createTestProject(program.id)
+    await expect(
+      jurorCaller.vote({ sessionId: session.id, projectId: stranger.id, score: 5 })
+    ).rejects.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows revision while the session is PAUSED', async () => {
+    await prisma.liveVotingSession.update({
+      where: { id: session.id },
+      data: { status: 'PAUSED' },
+    })
+    const vote = await jurorCaller.vote({
+      sessionId: session.id,
+      projectId: project.id,
+      score: 10,
+    })
+    expect(vote.score).toBe(10)
+    await prisma.liveVotingSession.update({
+      where: { id: session.id },
+      data: { status: 'IN_PROGRESS' },
+    })
+  })
+})
+
 describe('getSessionForVotingByRound', () => {
   it('resolves the session from a roundId', async () => {
     const data = await jurorCaller.getSessionForVotingByRound({ roundId: round.id })
     expect(data?.session.id).toBe(session.id)
     expect(data?.currentProject?.id).toBe(project.id)
-    expect(data?.userVote?.score).toBe(7)
+    expect(data?.userVote?.score).toBe(10) // last revision in the PAUSED test
   })
 
   it('returns null when the round has no session (creates nothing)', async () => {
@@ -111,9 +155,9 @@ describe('getMyFinaleInputs', () => {
     })
     const inputs = await jurorCaller.getMyFinaleInputs({ roundId: round.id })
     expect(inputs.session?.id).toBe(session.id)
-    expect(inputs.votes).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(inputs.votes[0].projectId).toBe(project.id)
-    expect(inputs.votes[0].comment).toBe('Revised after Q&A')
+    expect(inputs.votes).toHaveLength(2) // original + deliberation-time revision
+    const mainVote = inputs.votes.find((v: any) => v.projectId === project.id)
+    expect(mainVote?.comment).toBe('Revised after Q&A')
     expect(inputs.notes).toHaveLength(1)
     expect(inputs.notes[0].content).toBe('ceremony note')
   })