diff --git a/docs/server/source/server-reference/bigchaindb-cli.md b/docs/server/source/server-reference/bigchaindb-cli.md
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@@ -152,4 +152,6 @@ public_key=<e_pub_key>
 power=<e_power>
 node_id=<e_node_id>
 status=<status>
-```
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+```
+
+The `public_key`, `power`, and `node_id` are the same values used in the `upsert-validator new` command that originally triggered the election. `status` takes three possible values, `ongoing`, if the election has not yet reached a 2/3 majority, `concluded`, if the election reached the 2/3 majority needed to pass, or `inconclusive`, if the validator set changed while the election was in process, rendering it undecidable.
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