diff --git a/lib/vote.js b/lib/vote.js
index 52550704b..63415c520 100644
--- a/lib/vote.js
+++ b/lib/vote.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 
 // returns how much "power" a user's votes have
 var getVotePower = function (user) {
-  // return isAdmin(user) ? 5 : 1;
-  return 1; // for now, leave everybody at 1 including admins; 5 is too unbalanced
+  power = 1; 
+  if(typeof votePowerEq == 'function')
+    power = votePowerEq(user);
+  return power;
 };
 
 var modifyKarma = function (userId, karma) {
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ upvoteItem = function (collection, item, user) {
       }
     }
 
+      // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+    result = upvoteMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+      return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+    }, item);
+
     // --------------------- Server-Side Async Callbacks --------------------- //
 
     if (Meteor.isServer) {
@@ -135,6 +144,14 @@ downvoteItem = function (collection, item, user) {
       modifyKarma(item.userId, votePower);
 
 
+      // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+    result = downvoteMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+      return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+    }, item);
+
+
     // --------------------- Server-Side Async Callbacks --------------------- //
 
     if (Meteor.isServer) {
@@ -178,6 +195,27 @@ cancelUpvote = function (collection, item, user) {
     // if the item is being upvoted by its own author, don't give karma
     if (item.userId != user._id)
       modifyKarma(item.userId, votePower);
+
+
+
+      // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+    result = cancelUpvoteMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+      return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+    }, item);
+
+
+    // --------------------- Server-Side Async Callbacks --------------------- //
+
+    if (Meteor.isServer) {
+      Meteor.defer(function () { // use defer to avoid holding up client
+        // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+        result = cancelUpvoteCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+            return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+        }, result);
+      });
+    }
   }
   // console.log(collection.findOne(item._id));
   return true;
@@ -210,6 +248,27 @@ cancelDownvote = function (collection, item, user) {
     // if the item is being upvoted by its own author, don't give karma
     if (item.userId != user._id)
       modifyKarma(item.userId, votePower);
+
+
+
+      // ------------------------------ Callbacks ------------------------------ //
+
+    // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+    result = cancelDownvoteMethodCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+      return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+    }, item);
+
+
+    // --------------------- Server-Side Async Callbacks --------------------- //
+
+    if (Meteor.isServer) {
+      Meteor.defer(function () { // use defer to avoid holding up client
+        // run all post submit server callbacks on post object successively
+        result = cancelDownvoteCallbacks.reduce(function(result, currentFunction) {
+            return currentFunction(collection, result, user);
+        }, result);
+      });
+    }
   }
   // console.log(collection.findOne(item._id));
   return true;
diff --git a/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js b/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
index fc7c483d9..f1a401d5c 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-base/lib/base.js
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ userProfileCompleteChecks = [];
 
 upvoteCallbacks = [];
 downvoteCallbacks = [];
+cancelUpvoteCallbacks = [];
+cancelDownvoteCallbacks = [];
+upvoteMethodCallbacks = [];
+downvoteMethodCallbacks = [];
+cancelUpvoteMethodCallbacks = [];
+cancelDownvoteMethodCallbacks = [];
 
 // ------------------------------------- User Profiles -------------------------------- //
 
@@ -336,4 +342,9 @@ themeSettings = {
 // ------------------------------ Subscriptions ------------------------------ //
 
 // array containing subscriptions to be preloaded
-preloadSubscriptions = [];
\ No newline at end of file
+preloadSubscriptions = [];
+
+// ------------------------------- Vote Power -------------------------------- //
+
+// The equation to determine Vote Power
+votePowerEq = null;
diff --git a/packages/telescope-base/package.js b/packages/telescope-base/package.js
index 442efc860..b49b9ccb3 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-base/package.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-base/package.js
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
 
     'upvoteCallbacks',
     'downvoteCallbacks',
+    'cancelUpvoteCallbacks',
+    'cancelDownvoteCallbacks',
+    'upvoteMethodCallbacks',
+    'downvoteMethodCallbacks',
+    'cancelUpvoteMethodCallbacks',
+    'cancelDownvoteMethodCallbacks',
     
     'userEditRenderedCallbacks',
     'userEditClientCallbacks',
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ Package.onUse(function (api) {
     'getTemplate',
     'templates',
 
-    'themeSettings'
+    'themeSettings',
+
+    'votePowerEq'
     ]);
 });