diff --git a/bigchaindb/core.py b/bigchaindb/core.py
index 9e01bce7..c3a006a3 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/core.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/core.py
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ class Bigchain(object):
 
         # The use of ceiling and floor is to account for the case of an
         # even number of voters where half the voters have voted 'invalid'
-        # and half 'valid'. In this case, the block should marked invalid
-        # to avoid a hung election. In the case of an odd number of voters
-        # this is not relevant, since one side must be a majority.
+        # and half 'valid'. In this case, the block should be marked invalid
+        # to avoid a tie. In the case of an odd number of voters this is not
+        # relevant, since one side must be a majority.
         if n_invalid_votes >= math.ceil(n_voters / 2):
             return 'invalid'
         elif n_valid_votes > math.floor(n_voters / 2):