diff --git a/bigchaindb/common/schema/__init__.py b/bigchaindb/common/schema/__init__.py
index 25943675..f2da3c9f 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/common/schema/__init__.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/common/schema/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ _, TX_SCHEMA_TRANSFER = _load_schema('transaction_transfer_' +
 _, TX_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_ELECTION = _load_schema('transaction_validator_election_' +
                                                TX_SCHEMA_VERSION)
 
+_, TX_SCHEMA_MIGRATION_ELECTION = _load_schema('transaction_migration_election_' +
+                                               TX_SCHEMA_VERSION)
+
 _, TX_SCHEMA_VOTE = _load_schema('transaction_vote_' + TX_SCHEMA_VERSION)
 
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/migrations/migration_election.py b/bigchaindb/migrations/migration_election.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e91f16c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigchaindb/migrations/migration_election.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from bigchaindb.common.schema import TX_SCHEMA_MIGRATION_ELECTION
+from bigchaindb.elections.election import Election
+
+
+class MigrationElection(Election):
+
+    OPERATION = 'MIGRATION_ELECTION'
+    CREATE = OPERATION
+    ALLOWED_OPERATIONS = (OPERATION,)
+    TX_SCHEMA_CUSTOM = TX_SCHEMA_MIGRATION_ELECTION
+
+    @classmethod
+    def on_approval(cls, bigchain, election, new_height):
+        bigchain.migrate_abci_chain()
diff --git a/bigchaindb/upsert_validator/validator_election.py b/bigchaindb/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
index 3daf22eb..7d888126 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import InvalidPowerChange
 from bigchaindb.elections.election import Election
-from bigchaindb.common.schema import (TX_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_ELECTION)
+from bigchaindb.common.schema import TX_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_ELECTION
 from .validator_utils import (new_validator_set, encode_validator, validate_asset_public_key)