diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
index 6a80b0ed8..e31c0b34d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
   width: 100%;
   z-index: 2;
 
+  &,
+  p {
+    font-size: $small-font-size;
+  }
+
   p {
     color: inherit !important;
     margin: 0 rem-calc(12);
@@ -959,7 +964,6 @@
 
     .participation-not-allowed {
       background: $featured;
-      font-size: $small-font-size;
       padding-top: 0;
 
       a {
diff --git a/app/components/budgets/investments/ballot_component.html.erb b/app/components/budgets/investments/ballot_component.html.erb
index 21683337c..d3840b269 100644
--- a/app/components/budgets/investments/ballot_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/budgets/investments/ballot_component.html.erb
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@
     <div tabindex="0">
       <div class="participation-not-allowed" style="display:none">
         <p>
-          <small>
-            <%= sanitize(t("budgets.ballots.reasons_for_not_balloting.#{reason}",
-                  verify_account: link_to_verify_account, signin: link_to_signin,
-                  signup: link_to_signup, my_heading: link_to_my_heading,
-                  change_ballot: link_to_change_ballot,
-                  heading_link: heading_link(assigned_heading, budget))) %>
-          </small>
+          <%= sanitize(t("budgets.ballots.reasons_for_not_balloting.#{reason}",
+                verify_account: link_to_verify_account, signin: link_to_signin,
+                signup: link_to_signup, my_heading: link_to_my_heading,
+                change_ballot: link_to_change_ballot,
+                heading_link: heading_link(assigned_heading, budget))) %>
         </p>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/components/budgets/investments/votes_component.html.erb b/app/components/budgets/investments/votes_component.html.erb
index ef88aed4f..5ba4b299c 100644
--- a/app/components/budgets/investments/votes_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/budgets/investments/votes_component.html.erb
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@
     <div tabindex="0">
       <div class="participation-not-allowed" style="display:none" aria-hidden="false">
         <p>
-          <small>
-            <%= sanitize(t("votes.budget_investments.#{reason}",
-                  count: investment.group.max_votable_headings,
-                  verify_account: link_to_verify_account,
-                  signin: link_to_signin,
-                  signup: link_to_signup,
-                  supported_headings: (current_user && current_user.headings_voted_within_group(investment.group).map(&:name).sort.to_sentence)
-                 )) %>
-          </small>
+          <%= sanitize(t("votes.budget_investments.#{reason}",
+                count: investment.group.max_votable_headings,
+                verify_account: link_to_verify_account,
+                signin: link_to_signin,
+                signup: link_to_signup,
+                supported_headings: (current_user && current_user.headings_voted_within_group(investment.group).map(&:name).sort.to_sentence)
+               )) %>
         </p>
       </div>
     </div>