diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs b/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
index df3a5e3a..4eddd486 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 use super::*;
 
 use self::{
-	origin::DecisionMethod,
 	types::{
 		AccountIdOf, AssetIdOf, CommunityIdOf, DecisionMethodFor, MembershipIdOf, NativeBalanceOf, PalletsOriginOf,
 		PollIndexOf, RuntimeCallFor, Vote,
 	},
-	CommunityDecisionMethod, Event, HoldReason, Pallet as Communities,
+	CommunityDecisionMethod, DecisionMethod, Event, HoldReason, Pallet as Communities,
 };
 use fc_traits_memberships::{Inspect, Rank};
 use frame_benchmarking::v2::*;
 use frame_support::traits::{
 	fungible::{InspectFreeze, Mutate},
-	fungibles::{Create, Mutate as FunsMutate},
+	fungibles::Mutate as FunsMutate,
 	OriginTrait,
 };
 use frame_system::{
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ mod benchmarks {
 		_(
 			admin_origin,
 			id,
-			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(T::BenchmarkHelper::community_asset_id()),
+			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(T::BenchmarkHelper::community_asset_id(), 10u128.into()),
 		);
 
 		// verification code
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ mod benchmarks {
 		// setup code
 		let (id, origin) = create_community::<T>(
 			RawOrigin::Root.into(),
-			Some(DecisionMethodFor::<T>::CommunityAsset(1u32.into())),
+			Some(DecisionMethodFor::<T>::CommunityAsset(1u32.into(), 1u128.into())),
 		)?;
 		let members = setup_members::<T>(origin.clone(), id)?;
 
@@ -325,9 +324,6 @@ mod benchmarks {
 			.expect("desired size of community to be equal or greather than 1")
 			.clone();
 
-		let community_account = Communities::<T>::community_account(&id);
-
-		T::Assets::create(1u32.into(), community_account, false, 1u128.into())?;
 		T::Assets::mint_into(1u32.into(), &who, 4u128.into())?;
 
 		prepare_track_and_prepare_poll::<T>(origin.into_caller(), who.clone())?;
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/functions.rs b/pallets/communities/src/functions.rs
index bb827995..2da90ca7 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/functions.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/functions.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{origin::DecisionMethod, *};
+use super::*;
 use fc_traits_memberships::{GenericRank, Inspect, Rank};
 use frame_support::{
 	dispatch::PostDispatchInfo,
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 			};
 
 			let say = *match (vote, decision_method) {
-				(Vote::AssetBalance(say, asset, ..), DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(a)) if asset == a => say,
+				(Vote::AssetBalance(say, asset, amount), DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(a, min)) if asset == a => {
+					ensure!(amount >= min, Error::<T>::VoteBelowMinimum);
+					say
+				}
 				(Vote::NativeBalance(say, ..), DecisionMethod::NativeToken)
 				| (Vote::Standard(say), DecisionMethod::Membership | DecisionMethod::Rank) => say,
 				_ => fail!(Error::<T>::InvalidVoteType),
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/lib.rs b/pallets/communities/src/lib.rs
index 0ae489fb..9e924b19 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/lib.rs
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		Blake2_128Concat, Parameter,
 	};
 	use frame_system::pallet_prelude::{ensure_signed, BlockNumberFor, OriginFor};
-	use sp_runtime::{
-		traits::{Dispatchable, StaticLookup},
-		TokenError,
-	};
+	use sp_runtime::traits::AccountIdConversion;
+	use sp_runtime::traits::{Dispatchable, StaticLookup};
 	use sp_std::prelude::Box;
 
 	const ONE: NonZeroU8 = NonZeroU8::MIN;
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		>;
 
 		/// Type represents interactions between fungibles (i.e. assets)
-		type Assets: fungibles::Inspect<Self::AccountId>
+		type Assets: fungibles::Inspect<Self::AccountId, Balance = NativeBalanceOf<Self>>
 			+ fungibles::Mutate<Self::AccountId>
 			+ fungibles::Create<Self::AccountId>
 			+ fungibles::hold::Inspect<Self::AccountId, Reason = Self::RuntimeHoldReason>
@@ -351,6 +349,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		NoLocksInPlace,
 		/// The origin already controls another community
 		AlreadyAdmin,
+		/// The vote is below the minimum requried
+		VoteBelowMinimum,
 	}
 
 	// Dispatchable functions allows users to interact with the pallet and invoke
@@ -477,6 +477,15 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			decision_method: DecisionMethodFor<T>,
 		) -> DispatchResult {
 			T::AdminOrigin::ensure_origin(origin)?;
+			if let DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(ref asset, min_vote) = decision_method {
+				// best effort attemt to create the asset if it doesn't exist
+				let _ = <T::Assets as fungibles::Create<T::AccountId>>::create(
+					asset.clone(),
+					T::PalletId::get().into_account_truncating(),
+					false,
+					min_vote,
+				);
+			}
 			CommunityDecisionMethod::<T>::set(community_id, decision_method);
 			Self::deposit_event(Event::DecisionMethodSet { id: community_id });
 			Ok(())
@@ -490,7 +499,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			#[pallet::compact] poll_index: PollIndexOf<T>,
 			vote: VoteOf<T>,
 		) -> DispatchResult {
-			ensure!(VoteWeight::from(&vote).gt(&0), TokenError::BelowMinimum);
+			ensure!(VoteWeight::from(&vote).gt(&0), Error::<T>::VoteBelowMinimum);
 			let who = ensure_signed(origin)?;
 			let community_id = T::MemberMgmt::check_membership(&who, &membership_id).ok_or(Error::<T>::NotAMember)?;
 			let decision_method = CommunityDecisionMethod::<T>::get(community_id);
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/mock.rs b/pallets/communities/src/mock.rs
index 92c90815..7bd8b1ca 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/mock.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/mock.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ pub use virto_common::{CommunityId, MembershipId};
 
 use crate::{
 	self as pallet_communities,
-	origin::{DecisionMethod, EnsureCommunity, EnsureSignedPays},
+	origin::{EnsureCommunity, EnsureSignedPays},
 	types::{Tally, VoteWeight},
+	DecisionMethod,
 };
 
 // Weights constants
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TestEnvBuilder {
 	assets_config: AssetsConfig,
 	balances: Vec<(AccountId, Balance)>,
 	communities: Vec<CommunityId>,
-	decision_methods: sp_std::collections::btree_map::BTreeMap<CommunityId, DecisionMethod<AssetId>>,
+	decision_methods: sp_std::collections::btree_map::BTreeMap<CommunityId, DecisionMethod<AssetId, Balance>>,
 	members: Vec<(CommunityId, AccountId)>,
 	memberships: Vec<(CommunityId, MembershipId)>,
 	tracks: Vec<(TrackIdOf<Test, ()>, TrackInfoOf<Test>)>,
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ impl TestEnvBuilder {
 	pub(crate) fn add_community(
 		mut self,
 		community_id: CommunityId,
-		decision_method: DecisionMethod<AssetId>,
+		decision_method: DecisionMethod<AssetId, Balance>,
 		members: &[AccountId],
 		memberships: &[MembershipId],
 		maybe_track: Option<TrackInfoOf<Test>>,
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/origin.rs b/pallets/communities/src/origin.rs
index adf2b0b5..57ea01fa 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/origin.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/origin.rs
@@ -126,16 +126,6 @@ pub enum Subset<T: Config> {
 	AtLeastRank(GenericRank),
 }
 
-/// The mechanism used by the community or one of its subsets to make decisions
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Decode, Default, Encode, Eq, MaxEncodedLen, PartialEq, TypeInfo)]
-pub enum DecisionMethod<AssetId> {
-	#[default]
-	Membership,
-	NativeToken,
-	CommunityAsset(AssetId),
-	Rank,
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "xcm")]
 impl<T> TryConvert<RuntimeOriginFor<T>, xcm::v3::MultiLocation> for RawOrigin<T>
 where
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/tests/governance.rs b/pallets/communities/src/tests/governance.rs
index b27c94bb..c9f09c19 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/tests/governance.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/tests/governance.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ use parity_scale_codec::Encode;
 use sp_runtime::{str_array as s, BoundedVec, TokenError};
 
 use crate::{
-	origin::DecisionMethod,
 	types::{Tally, Vote},
-	Call,
+	Call, DecisionMethod,
 };
 use frame_support::assert_noop;
 use pallet_referenda::TrackInfo;
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ fn new_test_ext() -> sp_io::TestExternalities {
 		// Community-asset based
 		.add_community(
 			COMMUNITY_B,
-			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID),
+			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 10),
 			&[BOB, CHARLIE],
 			memberships_of(COMMUNITY_B),
 			Some(CommunityTrack::get()),
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ fn new_test_ext() -> sp_io::TestExternalities {
 			true,
 			1,
 			None,
-			Some(vec![(BOB, 10), (CHARLIE, 10)]),
+			Some(vec![(BOB, 50), (CHARLIE, 50)]),
 		)
 		// Native-asset based
 		.add_community(
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ mod vote {
 						1,
 						Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 0)
 					),
-					TokenError::BelowMinimum
+					Error::VoteBelowMinimum
 				);
 			});
 		}
@@ -537,13 +536,34 @@ mod vote {
 						RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 						membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 						1,
-						Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 10)
+						Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 50)
 					),
 					TokenError::FundsUnavailable
 				);
 			});
 		}
 
+		#[test]
+		fn fails_if_asset_vote_weight_is_under_minimum() {
+			new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
+				assert_noop!(
+					Communities::vote(
+						RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
+						membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
+						1,
+						Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 9)
+					),
+					Error::VoteBelowMinimum
+				);
+				assert_ok!(Communities::vote(
+					RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
+					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
+					1,
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 10)
+				));
+			});
+		}
+
 		#[test]
 		fn holds_cannot_overlap() {
 			new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
@@ -552,7 +572,7 @@ mod vote {
 					COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID,
 					&pallet_preimage::HoldReason::Preimage.into(),
 					&CHARLIE,
-					6,
+					40,
 				));
 
 				// Before voting, the poll is ongoing
@@ -561,7 +581,7 @@ mod vote {
 						RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 						membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 						1,
-						Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 5)
+						Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 15)
 					),
 					TokenError::FundsUnavailable
 				);
@@ -589,7 +609,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 6)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 30)
 				));
 
 				tick_block();
@@ -598,7 +618,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 6)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 30)
 				));
 
 				tick_block();
@@ -611,9 +631,9 @@ mod vote {
 					pallet_referenda::Event::<Test>::Confirmed {
 						index: 1,
 						tally: Tally {
-							ayes: 12,
+							ayes: 60,
 							nays: 0,
-							bare_ayes: 12,
+							bare_ayes: 60,
 							..Default::default()
 						},
 					}
@@ -643,7 +663,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 2)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 12)
 				));
 
 				tick_block();
@@ -652,7 +672,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 1)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 11)
 				));
 
 				tick_blocks(4);
@@ -665,9 +685,9 @@ mod vote {
 					pallet_referenda::Event::<Test>::Confirmed {
 						index: 1,
 						tally: Tally {
-							ayes: 2,
-							nays: 1,
-							bare_ayes: 2,
+							ayes: 12,
+							nays: 11,
+							bare_ayes: 12,
 							..Default::default()
 						},
 					}
@@ -699,7 +719,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 6)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 11)
 				));
 
 				tick_block();
@@ -708,7 +728,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 7)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(false, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 12)
 				));
 
 				tick_block();
@@ -717,7 +737,7 @@ mod vote {
 					RuntimeOrigin::signed(CHARLIE),
 					membership(COMMUNITY_B, 2),
 					1,
-					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 8)
+					Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 13)
 				));
 
 				tick_blocks(3);
@@ -726,9 +746,9 @@ mod vote {
 					pallet_referenda::Event::<Test>::Confirmed {
 						index: 1,
 						tally: Tally {
-							ayes: 8,
-							nays: 7,
-							bare_ayes: 8,
+							ayes: 13,
+							nays: 12,
+							bare_ayes: 13,
 							..Default::default()
 						},
 					}
@@ -1156,7 +1176,7 @@ mod unlock {
 				RuntimeOrigin::signed(BOB),
 				membership(COMMUNITY_B, 1),
 				1,
-				Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 9)
+				Vote::AssetBalance(true, COMMUNITY_B_ASSET_ID, 15)
 			));
 
 			assert_ok!(Communities::vote(
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/types.rs b/pallets/communities/src/types.rs
index 2a9b80ef..da43ba66 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/types.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/types.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::origin::DecisionMethod;
 use crate::{CommunityDecisionMethod, Config};
 use fc_traits_memberships::{Inspect, Rank};
 use frame_support::pallet_prelude::*;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ pub type NativeBalanceOf<T> = <<T as Config>::Balances as fungible::Inspect<Acco
 pub type AccountIdOf<T> = <T as frame_system::Config>::AccountId;
 pub type CommunityIdOf<T> = <T as Config>::CommunityId;
 pub type VoteOf<T> = Vote<AssetIdOf<T>, AssetBalanceOf<T>, NativeBalanceOf<T>>;
-pub type DecisionMethodFor<T> = DecisionMethod<AssetIdOf<T>>;
+pub type DecisionMethodFor<T> = DecisionMethod<AssetIdOf<T>, AssetBalanceOf<T>>;
 pub type PollIndexOf<T> = <<T as Config>::Polls as Polling<Tally<T>>>::Index;
 pub type AccountIdLookupOf<T> = <<T as frame_system::Config>::Lookup as StaticLookup>::Source;
 pub type PalletsOriginOf<T> =
@@ -54,6 +53,16 @@ pub enum CommunityState {
 	Blocked,
 }
 
+/// The mechanism used by the community or one of its subsets to make decisions
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Decode, Default, Encode, Eq, MaxEncodedLen, PartialEq, TypeInfo)]
+pub enum DecisionMethod<AssetId, MinVote> {
+	#[default]
+	Membership,
+	NativeToken,
+	CommunityAsset(AssetId, MinVote),
+	Rank,
+}
+
 // Governance
 pub type VoteWeight = u32;
 
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Tally<T> {
 			DecisionMethod::Membership => T::MemberMgmt::members_total(&community_id),
 			DecisionMethod::Rank => T::MemberMgmt::ranks_total(&community_id),
 			DecisionMethod::NativeToken => T::Balances::total_issuance().saturated_into::<VoteWeight>(),
-			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(asset_id) => {
+			DecisionMethod::CommunityAsset(asset_id, _) => {
 				T::Assets::total_issuance(asset_id).saturated_into::<VoteWeight>()
 			}
 		}