diff --git a/bigchaindb/common/schema/vote.yaml b/bigchaindb/common/schema/vote.yaml
index 1cd602a1..49e5ae98 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/common/schema/vote.yaml
+++ b/bigchaindb/common/schema/vote.yaml
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ properties:
       previous_block:
         "$ref": "#/definitions/sha3_hexdigest"
         description: |
-          SHA3 identifier of the block that preceeds the block being voted on.
+          ID (SHA3 hash) of the block that precedes the block being voted on.
           The notion of a "previous" block is subject to vote.
       voting_for_block:
         "$ref": "#/definitions/sha3_hexdigest"
         description: |
-          SHA3 identifier of the block being voted on.
+          ID (SHA3 hash) of the block being voted on.
       is_block_valid:
         type: "boolean"
         description: |
diff --git a/docs/server/source/schema/vote.rst b/docs/server/source/schema/vote.rst
index 312e1973..292cec5c 100644
--- a/docs/server/source/schema/vote.rst
+++ b/docs/server/source/schema/vote.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Vote.previous_block
 
 **type:** string
 
-SHA3 identifier of the block that preceeds the block being voted on.
+ID (SHA3 hash) of the block that precedes the block being voted on.
 The notion of a "previous" block is subject to vote.
 
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Vote.voting_for_block
 
 **type:** string
 
-SHA3 identifier of the block being voted on.
+ID (SHA3 hash) of the block being voted on.