diff --git a/src/types/election/approval.ts b/src/types/election/approval.ts
index 4b52d94..3d121c1 100644
--- a/src/types/election/approval.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/approval.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
-import { ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
+import { Choice, ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
 import { Vote } from '../vote';
 
 export interface IApprovalElectionParameters extends IElectionParameters {}
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -35,10 +36,12 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
+      choices.map((choice) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/budget.ts b/src/types/election/budget.ts
index 91cb6d9..799ad46 100644
--- a/src/types/election/budget.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/budget.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
 import {
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   ElectionResultsType,
   ElectionResultsTypeNames,
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -63,10 +65,12 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
+      choices.map((choice) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
index fa2de90..a5bbe9d 100644
--- a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
-import { ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
+import { Choice, ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
 import { Vote } from '../vote';
 
 export interface IMultiChoiceElectionParameters extends IElectionParameters {
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -44,10 +45,12 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
+      choices.map((choice) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
index d9a27ea..29fec34 100644
--- a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
 import {
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   ElectionResultsType,
   ElectionResultsTypeNames,
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -68,10 +70,12 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
+      choices.map((choice) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
index fb87bee..2bc1a73 100644
--- a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
 import {
   checkValidElectionMetadata,
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   getElectionMetadataTemplate,
   IChoice,
@@ -42,10 +43,7 @@ export class UnpublishedElection extends Election {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<
-      | { title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta }
-      | { title: MultiLanguage<string>; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta }
-    >,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ): UnpublishedElection {
     this._questions.push({
diff --git a/src/types/metadata/election.ts b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
index c86658e..4b983e2 100644
--- a/src/types/metadata/election.ts
+++ b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export function checkValidElectionMetadata(electionMetadata: ElectionMetadata):
     throw err;
   }
 }
+export type Choice = Pick<IChoice, 'title' | 'value' | 'meta'>;
+export type Question = Pick<IQuestion, 'title' | 'description' | 'choices' | 'meta'>;
 
 export interface IChoice {
   title: MultiLanguage<string>;