diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1889-respect-force-option.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1889-respect-force-option.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00a182dfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1889-respect-force-option.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Respect force option for proposal vote transaction
+  ([\#1889](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/1889))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/src/sdk/tx.rs b/shared/src/sdk/tx.rs
index 06dc144ad6..d333796922 100644
--- a/shared/src/sdk/tx.rs
+++ b/shared/src/sdk/tx.rs
@@ -1221,9 +1221,13 @@ pub async fn build_vote_proposal<
     let is_validator = rpc::is_validator(client, &voter).await?;
 
     if !proposal.can_be_voted(epoch, is_validator) {
-        return Err(Error::from(TxError::InvalidProposalVotingPeriod(
-            proposal_id,
-        )));
+        if tx.force {
+            eprintln!("Invalid proposal {} vote period.", proposal_id);
+        } else {
+            return Err(Error::from(TxError::InvalidProposalVotingPeriod(
+                proposal_id,
+            )));
+        }
     }
 
     let delegations = rpc::get_delegators_delegation_at(
@@ -1803,7 +1807,7 @@ pub async fn build_transfer<
             // inner tx will fail, so abort tx creation
             if fee_unshield_epoch != transfer_unshield_epoch && !args.tx.force {
                 return Err(Error::Other(
-                    "Fee unshilding masp tx and inner tx masp transaction \
+                    "Fee unshielding masp tx and inner tx masp transaction \
                      were crafted on an epoch boundary"
                         .to_string(),
                 ));