diff --git a/apiclient/vote.go b/apiclient/vote.go
index c532092ff..23b06dfd8 100644
--- a/apiclient/vote.go
+++ b/apiclient/vote.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 // (deprecated).
 type VoteData struct {
 	Choices    []int
-	ElectionID types.HexBytes
+	Election   *api.Election
 	VoteWeight *big.Int
 
 	ProofMkTree  *CensusProof
@@ -60,27 +60,25 @@ func (cl *HTTPclient) Vote(v *VoteData) (types.HexBytes, error) {
 	if v.VoterAccount != nil {
 		c = cl.Clone(hex.EncodeToString(v.VoterAccount.PrivateKey()))
 	}
-	election, err := c.Election(v.ElectionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	var vote *models.VoteEnvelope
+	var err error
+
 	if v.Keys != nil {
-		vote, err = c.voteEnvelopeWithKeys(v.Choices, v.Keys, election)
+		vote, err = c.voteEnvelopeWithKeys(v.Choices, v.Keys, v.Election)
 	} else {
-		vote, err = c.prepareVoteEnvelope(v.Choices, election)
+		vote, err = c.prepareVoteEnvelope(v.Choices, v.Election)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Debugw("generating a new vote", "electionId", v.ElectionID, "voter", c.account.AddressString())
+	log.Debugw("generating a new vote", "electionId", v.Election.ElectionID, "voter", c.account.AddressString())
 	voteAPI := &api.Vote{}
 	censusOriginCSP := models.CensusOrigin_name[int32(models.CensusOrigin_OFF_CHAIN_CA)]
 	censusOriginWeighted := models.CensusOrigin_name[int32(models.CensusOrigin_OFF_CHAIN_TREE_WEIGHTED)]
 	switch {
-	case election.VoteMode.Anonymous:
+	case v.Election.VoteMode.Anonymous:
 		// support no vote weight provided
 		if v.VoteWeight == nil {
 			v.VoteWeight = v.ProofMkTree.LeafWeight
@@ -89,8 +87,8 @@ func (cl *HTTPclient) Vote(v *VoteData) (types.HexBytes, error) {
 		// information and encode it into a json
 		rawInputs, err := circuit.GenerateCircuitInput(circuit.CircuitInputsParameters{
 			Account:         c.account,
-			ElectionId:      election.ElectionID,
-			CensusRoot:      election.Census.CensusRoot,
+			ElectionId:      v.Election.ElectionID,
+			CensusRoot:      v.Election.Census.CensusRoot,
 			SIKRoot:         v.ProofSIKTree.Root,
 			CensusSiblings:  v.ProofMkTree.Siblings,
 			SIKSiblings:     v.ProofSIKTree.Siblings,
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ func (cl *HTTPclient) Vote(v *VoteData) (types.HexBytes, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not prepare vote transaction: %w", err)
 		}
-	case election.Census.CensusOrigin == censusOriginWeighted:
+	case v.Election.Census.CensusOrigin == censusOriginWeighted:
 		// support custom vote weight
 		var voteWeight []byte
 		if v.VoteWeight != nil {
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ func (cl *HTTPclient) Vote(v *VoteData) (types.HexBytes, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-	case election.Census.CensusOrigin == censusOriginCSP:
+	case v.Election.Census.CensusOrigin == censusOriginCSP:
 		// decode the CSP proof and include in a VoteEnvelope
 		p := models.ProofCA{}
 		if err := proto.Unmarshal(v.ProofCSP, &p); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/ballot.go b/cmd/end2endtest/ballot.go
index 4dd364b32..68bab6bbb 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/ballot.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/ballot.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func sendAndValidateVotes(e e2eElection, choices [][]int, expectedResults [][]*t
 	e.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   e.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     e.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      choices[vcount],
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/censusize.go b/cmd/end2endtest/censusize.go
index 160fa9bc6..ea89411f1 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/censusize.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/censusize.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (t *E2EMaxCensusSizeElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      []int{0},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/csp.go b/cmd/end2endtest/csp.go
index c4741c6d5..3f7da8a21 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/csp.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/csp.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (t *E2ECSPElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofCSP:     acctp.proof.Proof,
 				Choices:      []int{0},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/dynamicensus.go b/cmd/end2endtest/dynamicensus.go
index ca689884c..878da8e29 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/dynamicensus.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/dynamicensus.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		v := apiclient.VoteData{
-			ElectionID:   election.election.ElectionID,
+			Election:     election.election,
 			ProofMkTree:  proof,
 			VoterAccount: vAccts[0],
 			Choices:      []int{1},
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 		t.elections[0].voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 			if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 				votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-					ElectionID:   t.elections[0].election.ElectionID,
+					Election:     t.elections[0].election,
 					ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 					Choices:      []int{0},
 					VoterAccount: acctp.account,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		api := t.elections[1].api
-		electionID := t.elections[1].election.ElectionID
+		election := t.elections[1].election
 
 		// Send the votes (parallelized)
 		startTime := time.Now()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 		t.elections[1].voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 			if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 				votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-					ElectionID:   electionID,
+					Election:     election,
 					ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 					Choices:      []int{0},
 					VoterAccount: acctp.account,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 
 		errs := t.elections[1].sendVotes(votes[1:])
 		if len(errs) > 0 {
-			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("error from electionID: %s, %+v", electionID, errs)
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("error from electionID: %s, %+v", election.ElectionID, errs)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ func (t *E2EDynamicensusElection) Run() error {
 		var err error
 
 		if censusRoot2, _, err = setupNewCensusAndVote(t.elections[1]); err != nil {
-			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("unexpected error from electionID: %s, error: %s", electionID, err)
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("unexpected error from electionID: %s, error: %s", election.ElectionID, err)
 			return
 		}
 
 		log.Debugf("election details before: %s %s %x", t.elections[1].election.Census.CensusOrigin, t.elections[1].election.Census.CensusURL, t.elections[1].election.Census.CensusRoot)
 
-		if _, err := api.TransactionSetCensus(electionID, vapi.ElectionCensus{
+		if _, err := api.TransactionSetCensus(election.ElectionID, vapi.ElectionCensus{
 			CensusOrigin: "OFF_CHAIN_TREE_WEIGHTED",
 			CensusRoot:   censusRoot2,
 			CensusURL:    "http://test/census",
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/encrypted.go b/cmd/end2endtest/encrypted.go
index e4e7c321c..7597bcc8f 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/encrypted.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/encrypted.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (t *E2EEncryptedElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      []int{vcount % 2},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/helpers.go b/cmd/end2endtest/helpers.go
index d97ca225b..64a2cf80f 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/helpers.go
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ func (t *e2eElection) sendVotes(votes []*apiclient.VoteData) map[int]error {
 		queues = append(queues, make(map[int]*apiclient.VoteData, len(votes)))
 	}
 	for i, v := range votes {
-		if v.ElectionID == nil {
-			v.ElectionID = t.election.ElectionID
+		if v.Election == nil {
+			v.Election = t.election
 		}
 		queues[i%t.config.parallelCount][i] = v
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/overwrite.go b/cmd/end2endtest/overwrite.go
index 2e8d002ae..eecd579a7 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/overwrite.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/overwrite.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (t *E2EOverwriteElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      []int{0},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/plaintext.go b/cmd/end2endtest/plaintext.go
index a197904ea..df0d1053c 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/plaintext.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/plaintext.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (t *E2EPlaintextElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      []int{vcount % 2},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/race.go b/cmd/end2endtest/race.go
index 1e9a9d198..b9820e1e6 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/race.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/race.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *E2ERaceDuringCommit) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				Choices:      []int{vcount % 2},
 				VoterAccount: acctp.account,
diff --git a/cmd/end2endtest/zkweighted.go b/cmd/end2endtest/zkweighted.go
index 8ad95bdb6..355fc482e 100644
--- a/cmd/end2endtest/zkweighted.go
+++ b/cmd/end2endtest/zkweighted.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (t *E2EAnonElection) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				ProofSIKTree: acctp.proofSIK,
 				Choices:      []int{vcount % 2},
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (t *E2EAnonElectionTempSIKs) Run() error {
 	t.voters.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
 		if acctp, ok := value.(acctProof); ok {
 			votes = append(votes, &apiclient.VoteData{
-				ElectionID:   t.election.ElectionID,
+				Election:     t.election,
 				ProofMkTree:  acctp.proof,
 				ProofSIKTree: acctp.proofSIK,
 				Choices:      []int{vcount % 2},
diff --git a/vocone/vocone_test.go b/vocone/vocone_test.go
index 326ff91ea..420c48dcf 100644
--- a/vocone/vocone_test.go
+++ b/vocone/vocone_test.go
@@ -115,19 +115,20 @@ func testCSPvote(cli *apiclient.HTTPclient) error {
 	}
 
 	// Wait until the process is ready
-	info, err := cli.ChainInfo()
+	ctx1, cancel1 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel1()
+	election, err := cli.WaitUntilElectionStatus(ctx1, processID, "READY")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cli.WaitUntilHeight(context.Background(), info.Height+2)
 
 	// Send the votes
 	for i, k := range voterKeys {
 		c := cli.Clone(fmt.Sprintf("%x", k.PrivateKey()))
 		c.Vote(&apiclient.VoteData{
-			Choices:    []int{1},
-			ElectionID: processID,
-			ProofCSP:   proofs[i],
+			Choices:  []int{1},
+			Election: election,
+			ProofCSP: proofs[i],
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func testCSPvote(cli *apiclient.HTTPclient) error {
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*30)
 	defer cancel()
-	election, err := cli.WaitUntilElectionStatus(ctx, processID, "RESULTS")
+	election, err = cli.WaitUntilElectionStatus(ctx, processID, "RESULTS")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}