diff --git a/bigchaindb/pipelines/election.py b/bigchaindb/pipelines/election.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98a19885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigchaindb/pipelines/election.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import rethinkdb as r
+from multipipes import Pipeline, Node
+
+from bigchaindb.pipelines.utils import ChangeFeed
+from bigchaindb import Bigchain
+
+
+class Election:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.bigchain = Bigchain()
+
+    def check_for_quorum(self, next_vote):
+        """
+        Checks if block has enough invalid votes to make a decision
+        """
+        next_block = r.table('bigchain')\
+            .get(next_vote['vote']['voting_for_block'])\
+            .run(self.bigchain.conn)
+        if self.bigchain.block_election_status(next_block) == self.bigchain.BLOCK_INVALID:
+            return next_block
+
+    def requeue_transactions(self, invalid_block):
+        """
+        Liquidates transactions from invalid blocks so they can be processed again
+        """
+        for tx in invalid_block['block']['transactions']:
+            self.bigchain.write_transaction(tx)
+
+
+def get_changefeed():
+    return ChangeFeed(table='votes', operation='insert')
+
+
+def create_pipeline():
+    election = Election()
+
+    election_pipeline = Pipeline([
+        Node(election.check_for_quorum),
+        Node(election.requeue_transactions)
+    ])
+
+    return election_pipeline
+
+
+def start():
+    pipeline = create_pipeline()
+    pipeline.setup(indata=get_changefeed())
+    pipeline.start()
+    return pipeline
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diff --git a/bigchaindb/processes.py b/bigchaindb/processes.py
index fe641750..d226778d 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/processes.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/processes.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import multiprocessing as mp
 import rethinkdb as r
 
 import bigchaindb
-from bigchaindb.pipelines import block
+from bigchaindb.pipelines import block, election
 from bigchaindb import Bigchain
-from bigchaindb.voter import Voter, Election
+from bigchaindb.voter import Voter
 from bigchaindb.block import BlockDeleteRevert
 from bigchaindb.web import server
 
@@ -70,19 +70,18 @@ class Processes(object):
         p_map_bigchain = mp.Process(name='bigchain_mapper', target=self.map_bigchain)
         p_block_delete_revert = mp.Process(name='block_delete_revert', target=delete_reverter.start)
         p_voter = Voter(self.q_new_block)
-        p_election = Election(self.q_block_new_vote)
         # start the processes
         logger.info('starting bigchain mapper')
         p_map_bigchain.start()
         logger.info('starting backlog mapper')
         logger.info('starting block')
         block.start()
+        election.start()
         p_block_delete_revert.start()
 
         logger.info('starting voter')
         p_voter.start()
         logger.info('starting election')
-        p_election.start()
 
         # start message
         p_voter.initialized.wait()
diff --git a/bigchaindb/voter.py b/bigchaindb/voter.py
index f7953451..4d60ecd5 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/voter.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/voter.py
@@ -197,68 +197,3 @@ class Voter(object):
         p_validate.start()
         p_vote.start()
         p_update.start()
-
-
-class Election(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, q_block_new_vote):
-        """
-        Initialize the class with the needed queues.
-
-        Initialize a queue where blocks with new votes will be held
-        """
-        self.q_block_new_vote = q_block_new_vote
-        self.q_invalid_blocks = mp.Queue()
-
-    def check_for_quorum(self):
-        """
-        Checks if block has enough invalid votes to make a decision
-        """
-        b = Bigchain()
-
-        while True:
-            next_block = self.q_block_new_vote.get()
-
-            # poison pill
-            if next_block == 'stop':
-                self.q_invalid_blocks.put('stop')
-                logger.info('clean exit')
-                return
-
-            if b.block_election_status(next_block) == 'invalid':
-                self.q_invalid_blocks.put(next_block)
-
-    def requeue_transactions(self):
-        """
-        Liquidates transactions from invalid blocks so they can be processed again
-        """
-        while True:
-            invalid_block = self.q_invalid_blocks.get()
-
-            # poison pill
-            if invalid_block == 'stop':
-                logger.info('clean exit')
-                return
-
-            b = Bigchain()
-            for tx in invalid_block['block']['transactions']:
-                b.write_transaction(tx)
-
-    def kill(self):
-        """
-        Terminate processes
-        """
-        self.q_block_new_vote.put('stop')
-
-    def start(self):
-        """
-        Initialize, spawn, and start the processes
-        """
-
-        # initialize the processes
-        p_quorum_check = mp.Process(name='check_for_quorum', target=self.check_for_quorum)
-        p_requeue_tx = mp.Process(name='requeue_tx', target=self.requeue_transactions)
-
-        # start the processes
-        p_quorum_check.start()
-        p_requeue_tx.start()
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/test_election.py b/tests/pipelines/test_election.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f18285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pipelines/test_election.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import time
+import random
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import rethinkdb as r
+
+from bigchaindb.pipelines import election
+from multipipes import Pipe, Pipeline
+
+
+def test_check_for_quorum(b, user_vk):
+    e = election.Election()
+
+
+def test_check_requeue_transaction(b, user_vk):
+    pass
+