diff --git a/src/types/election/approval.ts b/src/types/election/approval.ts
index 4b52d94..524b1a2 100644
--- a/src/types/election/approval.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/approval.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
-import { ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
+import { Choice, ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
 import { Vote } from '../vote';
 
 export interface IApprovalElectionParameters extends IElectionParameters {}
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
       description,
       choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/budget.ts b/src/types/election/budget.ts
index 91cb6d9..5cebe31 100644
--- a/src/types/election/budget.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/budget.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
 import {
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   ElectionResultsType,
   ElectionResultsTypeNames,
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -65,8 +67,10 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
       description,
       choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
index fa2de90..7128adb 100644
--- a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
-import { ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
+import { Choice, ElectionMetadata, ElectionResultsTypeNames, getElectionMetadataTemplate } from '../metadata';
 import { Vote } from '../vote';
 
 export interface IMultiChoiceElectionParameters extends IElectionParameters {
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
       description,
       choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
index d9a27ea..747cf9b 100644
--- a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
-import { IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
+import { CustomMeta, IElectionParameters, IVoteType } from './election';
 import { UnpublishedElection } from './unpublished';
 import {
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   ElectionResultsType,
   ElectionResultsTypeNames,
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string } | { title: MultiLanguage<string> }>
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
       throw new Error('This type of election can only have one question');
@@ -70,8 +72,10 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
       description,
       choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: index,
-      }))
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
+        meta: choice.meta,
+      })),
+      meta
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
index fb87bee..c041870 100644
--- a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MultiLanguage } from '../../util/lang';
 import {
   checkValidElectionMetadata,
+  Choice,
   ElectionMetadata,
   getElectionMetadataTemplate,
   IChoice,
@@ -42,19 +43,16 @@ export class UnpublishedElection extends Election {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<
-      | { title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta }
-      | { title: MultiLanguage<string>; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta }
-    >,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ): UnpublishedElection {
     this._questions.push({
       title: typeof title === 'string' ? { default: title } : title,
       description: typeof description === 'string' ? { default: description } : description,
-      choices: choices.map((choice) => {
+      choices: choices.map((choice, index) => {
         return {
           title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-          value: choice.value,
+          value: choice.value ?? index,
           ...(choice.meta && { meta: choice.meta }),
         } as IChoice;
       }),
diff --git a/src/types/metadata/election.ts b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
index c86658e..4b983e2 100644
--- a/src/types/metadata/election.ts
+++ b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export function checkValidElectionMetadata(electionMetadata: ElectionMetadata):
     throw err;
   }
 }
+export type Choice = Pick<IChoice, 'title' | 'value' | 'meta'>;
+export type Question = Pick<IQuestion, 'title' | 'description' | 'choices' | 'meta'>;
 
 export interface IChoice {
   title: MultiLanguage<string>;