diff --git a/nano/secure/vote.cpp b/nano/secure/vote.cpp
index 7da95cca87..2a7a669334 100644
--- a/nano/secure/vote.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/vote.cpp
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
 
-nano::vote::vote (nano::vote const & other_a) :
-	timestamp_m{ other_a.timestamp_m },
-	hashes{ other_a.hashes },
-	account (other_a.account),
-	signature (other_a.signature)
-{
-}
-
 nano::vote::vote (bool & error_a, nano::stream & stream_a)
 {
 	error_a = deserialize (stream_a);
@@ -19,7 +11,7 @@ nano::vote::vote (bool & error_a, nano::stream & stream_a)
 nano::vote::vote (nano::account const & account_a, nano::raw_key const & prv_a, uint64_t timestamp_a, uint8_t duration, std::vector<nano::block_hash> const & hashes) :
 	hashes{ hashes },
 	timestamp_m{ packed_timestamp (timestamp_a, duration) },
-	account (account_a)
+	account{ account_a }
 {
 	signature = nano::sign_message (prv_a, account_a, hash ());
 }
@@ -171,7 +163,7 @@ std::string nano::vote::hashes_string () const
 	return result;
 }
 
-uint64_t nano::vote::packed_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp, uint8_t duration) const
+uint64_t nano::vote::packed_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp, uint8_t duration)
 {
 	debug_assert (duration <= duration_max && "Invalid duration");
 	debug_assert ((!(timestamp == timestamp_max) || (duration == duration_max)) && "Invalid final vote");
@@ -183,6 +175,10 @@ bool nano::vote::is_final_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp)
 	return timestamp == std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max ();
 }
 
+/*
+ * iterate_vote_blocks_as_hash
+ */
+
 nano::block_hash nano::iterate_vote_blocks_as_hash::operator() (nano::block_hash const & item) const
 {
 	return item;
diff --git a/nano/secure/vote.hpp b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
index 6dd4faf76d..b20fcb3671 100644
--- a/nano/secure/vote.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class vote final
 {
 public:
 	vote () = default;
-	vote (nano::vote const &);
+	vote (nano::vote const &) = default;
 	vote (bool & error, nano::stream &);
 	vote (nano::account const &, nano::raw_key const &, nano::millis_t timestamp, uint8_t duration, std::vector<nano::block_hash> const & hashes);
 
@@ -60,21 +60,21 @@ class vote final
 	/* Check if timestamp represents a final vote */
 	static bool is_final_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp);
 
-public:
+private:
+	static std::string const hash_prefix;
+
+	static uint64_t packed_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp, uint8_t duration);
+
+public: // Payload
 	// The hashes for which this vote directly covers
 	std::vector<nano::block_hash> hashes;
 	// Account that's voting
-	nano::account account;
+	nano::account account{ 0 };
 	// Signature of timestamp + block hashes
-	nano::signature signature;
+	nano::signature signature{ 0 };
 
-private:
+private: // Payload
 	// Vote timestamp
-	uint64_t timestamp_m;
-
-private:
-	static std::string const hash_prefix;
-
-	uint64_t packed_timestamp (uint64_t timestamp, uint8_t duration) const;
+	uint64_t timestamp_m{ 0 };
 };
 }
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