@Override
  public boolean equals(final Object o) {
    if (this == o) {
      return true;
    }
    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
      return false;
    }
    ValidatorVote validatorVote = (ValidatorVote) o;
    return votePolarity == validatorVote.votePolarity
        && Objects.equals(proposer, validatorVote.proposer)
        && Objects.equals(recipient, validatorVote.recipient);
  }
Is auth vote.

@return the boolean
consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/validator/ValidatorVote.java