diff --git a/planetmint/lib.py b/planetmint/lib.py
index 1cf0566..4dc0f60 100644
--- a/planetmint/lib.py
+++ b/planetmint/lib.py
@@ -239,17 +239,12 @@ class Planetmint(object):
     def get_transaction(self, transaction_id):
         transaction = backend.query.get_transaction(self.connection, transaction_id)
 
-        # TODO: adjust assets fetching for multiasset support
-        # Dirty hack backend.query.get_assets needs to be implemented
-        # NOTE: Read up on localmongodb setup and how the connection calls are actually loaded => implementation shows NotImplementError
-
         if transaction:
-            # asset = backend.query.get_asset(self.connection, transaction_id)
             assets = backend.query.get_assets(self.connection, [transaction_id])
             metadata = backend.query.get_metadata(self.connection, [transaction_id])
-            if transaction['operation'] == 'CREATE' and assets:
-                # NOTE: THIS IS A HACK TO SEE IF THE TX HASH IS CORRECT FOR TESTS, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER backend.query.get_assets_for_tx is finished
-                # transaction['assets'] = [asset]
+            # NOTE: assets must not be replaced for transfer transactions
+            # TODO: check if this holds true for other tx types
+            if transaction['operation'] != 'TRANSFER' and assets:
                 transaction['assets'] = list(assets)
 
             if 'metadata' not in transaction:
diff --git a/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/election.py b/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/election.py
index 60424f0..8a6adef 100644
--- a/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/election.py
+++ b/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/election.py
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ class Election(Transaction):
         uuid = uuid4()
         election_data['seed'] = str(uuid)
 
-        (inputs, outputs) = Create.validate_create(initiator, voters, election_data, metadata)
-        election = cls(cls.OPERATION, {'data': election_data}, inputs, outputs, metadata)
+        (inputs, outputs) = Create.validate_create(initiator, voters, [election_data], metadata)
+        election = cls(cls.OPERATION, [{'data': election_data}], inputs, outputs, metadata)
         cls.validate_schema(election.to_dict())
         return election
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Election(Transaction):
             if not isinstance(tx, Vote):
                 continue
 
-            election_id = tx.asset['id']
+            election_id = tx.assets[0]['id']
             if election_id not in elections:
                 elections[election_id] = []
             elections[election_id].append(tx)
diff --git a/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/vote.py b/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/vote.py
index 5a441fe..335936a 100644
--- a/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/vote.py
+++ b/planetmint/transactions/types/elections/vote.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class Vote(Transfer):
 
     @classmethod
     def generate(cls, inputs, recipients, election_id, metadata=None):
-        (inputs, outputs) = cls.validate_transfer(inputs, recipients, election_id, metadata)
-        election_vote = cls(cls.OPERATION, {'id': election_id}, inputs, outputs, metadata)
+        (inputs, outputs) = cls.validate_transfer(inputs, recipients, [election_id], metadata)
+        election_vote = cls(cls.OPERATION, [{'id': election_id}], inputs, outputs, metadata)
         cls.validate_schema(election_vote.to_dict())
         return election_vote
 
diff --git a/planetmint/upsert_validator/validator_election.py b/planetmint/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
index 31e4161..b0b4495 100644
--- a/planetmint/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
+++ b/planetmint/upsert_validator/validator_election.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ValidatorElection(Election):
     @classmethod
     def validate_schema(cls, tx):
         super(ValidatorElection, cls).validate_schema(tx)
-        validate_asset_public_key(tx['asset']['data']['public_key'])
+        validate_asset_public_key(tx['assets'][0]['data']['public_key'])
 
     def has_concluded(self, planet, *args, **kwargs):
         latest_block = planet.get_latest_block()
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ValidatorElection(Election):
         return super().has_concluded(planet, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def on_approval(self, planet, new_height):
-        validator_updates = [self.asset['data']]
+        validator_updates = [self.assets[0]['data']]
         curr_validator_set = planet.get_validators(new_height)
         updated_validator_set = new_validator_set(curr_validator_set,
                                                   validator_updates)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ValidatorElection(Election):
 
         # TODO change to `new_height + 2` when upgrading to Tendermint 0.24.0.
         planet.store_validator_set(new_height + 1, updated_validator_set)
-        return encode_validator(self.asset['data'])
+        return encode_validator(self.assets[0]['data'])
 
     def on_rollback(self, planetmint, new_height):
         # TODO change to `new_height + 2` when upgrading to Tendermint 0.24.0.