Disable JS or CSS
Upvote includes a small amount of CSS and JavaScript to work its magic. However, if your setup requires that the plugin does not instantiate its JS and/or CSS in the usual fashion, they can be easily disabled.
Simply add this code to the top of your Twig template:
{% do craft.upvote.disable(['css','js']) %}
The example above will disable both the CSS and JS included with the plugin. If you'd like to disable only one or the other, it can be passed directly as a string (the array format is optional).
{% do craft.upvote.disable('js') %}
Make sure to include this code at the top of your Twig template, before any vote icons are rendered.