const voted = {}; /** * Vote check * @param {string} name Voter name */ const checkVoter = name => { if (voted[name]) { console.log("kick them out!"); } else { voted[name] = true; console.log("let them vote!"); } }; checkVoter("tom"); // let them vote! checkVoter("mike"); // let them vote! checkVoter("mike"); // kick them out!