diff --git a/crates/sdk/src/error.rs b/crates/sdk/src/error.rs
index 02ebe93ce25..0f3af171eb9 100644
--- a/crates/sdk/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/sdk/src/error.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ pub enum TxSubmitError {
     /// No bonds found
     #[error("No bonds found")]
     NoBondFound,
+    /// No delegations found at epoch
+    #[error("The account {0} has no active delegations found at epoch {1}")]
+    NoDelegationsFound(Address, Epoch),
+    /// Cannot vote in governance
+    #[error(
+        "Validator {0} cannot vote in governance because the validator is \
+         either jailed or inactive at the current epoch {1}"
+    )]
+    CannotVoteInGovernance(Address, Epoch),
     /// Lower bond amount than the unbond
     #[error(
         "The total bonds of the source {0} is lower than the amount to be \
diff --git a/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs b/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
index e4320bd9616..28b90e68bd7 100644
--- a/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
+++ b/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
@@ -1961,6 +1961,26 @@ pub async fn build_vote_proposal(
     let is_validator =
         rpc::is_validator(context.client(), voter_address).await?;
 
+    // Prevent jailed or inactive validators from voting
+    if is_validator && !tx.force {
+        let state = rpc::get_validator_state(
+            context.client(),
+            voter_address,
+            Some(current_epoch),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        if matches!(
+            state,
+            Some(ValidatorState::Jailed) | Some(ValidatorState::Inactive)
+        ) {
+            return Err(Error::from(TxSubmitError::CannotVoteInGovernance(
+                voter_address.clone(),
+                current_epoch,
+            )));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check if the voting period is still valid for the voter
     if !proposal.can_be_voted(current_epoch, is_validator) {
         if tx.force {
             eprintln!("Invalid proposal {} vote period.", proposal_id);
@@ -1971,20 +1991,38 @@ pub async fn build_vote_proposal(
         }
     }
 
-    let delegations = rpc::get_delegations_of_delegator_at(
+    // Get active valid validators with whom the voter has delegations (bonds)
+    let delegation_vals = rpc::get_delegation_validators(
         context.client(),
         voter_address,
         proposal.voting_start_epoch,
     )
-    .await?
-    .keys()
-    .cloned()
-    .collect::<Vec<Address>>();
-
-    if delegations.is_empty() {
-        return Err(Error::Other(
-            "Voter address must have delegations".to_string(),
-        ));
+    .await?;
+
+    let mut delegation_validators = Vec::<Address>::new();
+    for validator in delegation_vals {
+        let val_state = rpc::get_validator_state(
+            context.client(),
+            &validator,
+            Some(current_epoch),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("Expected to find the state of the validator");
+        if !matches!(
+            val_state,
+            Some(ValidatorState::Jailed) | Some(ValidatorState::Inactive)
+        ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        delegation_validators.push(validator);
+    }
+
+    // Check that there are delegations to vote with
+    if delegation_validators.is_empty() && !tx.force {
+        return Err(Error::from(TxSubmitError::NoDelegationsFound(
+            voter_address.clone(),
+            current_epoch,
+        )));
     }
 
     let data = VoteProposalData {