diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/views/DashboardWidget.vue b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/views/DashboardWidget.vue
index 7944239dda5..c7bd185ea74 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/views/DashboardWidget.vue
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/views/DashboardWidget.vue
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ export default {
     },
 
     fetchData() {
-      if (!cldrStatus.getSurveyUser()) {
-        this.fetchErr = "Please log in to see the Dashboard.";
-        return;
-      }
       this.locale = cldrStatus.getCurrentLocale();
       this.level = cldrCoverage.effectiveName(this.locale);
       if (!this.locale || !this.level) {
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/Dashboard.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/Dashboard.java
index e4e99292322..f3e5fd4d238 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/Dashboard.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/Dashboard.java
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ public ReviewEntry(String code) {
     public ReviewOutput get(
             CLDRLocale locale, UserRegistry.User user, Level coverageLevel, String xpath) {
         final SurveyMain sm = CookieSession.sm;
-        Organization usersOrg = Organization.fromString(user.voterOrg());
+        Organization usersOrg = Organization.unaffiliated;
+        if (user != null) {
+            usersOrg = Organization.fromString(user.voterOrg());
+        }
         STFactory sourceFactory = sm.getSTFactory();
         VettingViewer<Organization> vv =
                 new VettingViewer<>(
@@ -240,7 +243,11 @@ public ReviewOutput get(
         EnumSet<NotificationCategory> choiceSet =
                 VettingViewer.getDashboardNotificationCategories(usersOrg);
         VettingParameters args = new VettingParameters(choiceSet, locale, coverageLevel);
-        args.setUserAndOrganization(user.id, usersOrg);
+        if (user != null) {
+            args.setUserAndOrganization(user.id, usersOrg);
+        } else {
+            args.setUserAndOrganization(UserRegistry.NO_USER, usersOrg);
+        }
         args.setFiles(locale, sourceFactory, sm.getDiskFactory());
         if (xpath != null) {
             args.setXpath(xpath);
@@ -286,6 +293,10 @@ private void addNotificationEntries(
 
             notification = getNextNotification(reviewOutput, notification, entry);
 
+            if (notification.category.equals("Abstained")
+                    && args.getUserId() == UserRegistry.NO_USER) {
+                continue; // don't show abstained when the user can't vote.
+            }
             addNotificationGroup(args, notification, englishFile, entry);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
index 3451e94764d..f74214299b5 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/STFactory.java
@@ -1108,6 +1108,10 @@ private void internalSetVoteForValue(
 
         @Override
         public boolean userDidVote(User myUser, String somePath) {
+            if (myUser == null || myUser.id == UserRegistry.NO_USER) {
+                // if there is no user, by definition the user did not vote.
+                return false;
+            }
             PerXPathData xpd = peekXpathData(somePath);
             return (xpd != null && xpd.userDidVote(myUser));
         }