diff --git a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/multi-validator.rs b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/multi-validator.rs
index 8a0f53c1c9..3ed46fa979 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/multi-validator.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/multi-validator.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use async_compatibility_layer::{
     logging::{setup_backtrace, setup_logging},
 };
 use clap::Parser;
-use hotshot::demos::sdemo::SDemoTypes;
+use hotshot::demo::DemoTypes;
 use hotshot_orchestrator::client::ValidatorArgs;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async fn main() {
     for _ in 0..args.num_nodes {
         let node = async_spawn(async move {
             infra_da::main_entry_point::<
-                SDemoTypes,
+                DemoTypes,
                 ThisMembership,
                 DANetwork,
                 QuorumNetwork,
diff --git a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/orchestrator.rs b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/orchestrator.rs
index 772d3aa12e..594d004a93 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/orchestrator.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/orchestrator.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod types;
 
 use async_compatibility_layer::logging::{setup_backtrace, setup_logging};
 use clap::Parser;
-use hotshot::demos::sdemo::SDemoTypes;
+use hotshot::demo::DemoTypes;
 use tracing::instrument;
 use types::ThisMembership;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async fn main() {
     let args = OrchestratorArgs::parse();
 
     run_orchestrator_da::<
-        SDemoTypes,
+        DemoTypes,
         ThisMembership,
         DANetwork,
         QuorumNetwork,
diff --git a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/types.rs b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/types.rs
index 5289c9d6fe..79b1ea1419 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/types.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::infra_da::Libp2pDARun;
 use hotshot::{
-    demos::sdemo::SDemoTypes,
+    demo::DemoTypes,
     traits::{
         election::static_committee::GeneralStaticCommittee,
         implementations::{Libp2pCommChannel, MemoryStorage},
@@ -22,54 +22,54 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct NodeImpl {}
 
-pub type ThisLeaf = SequencingLeaf<SDemoTypes>;
+pub type ThisLeaf = SequencingLeaf<DemoTypes>;
 pub type ThisMembership =
-    GeneralStaticCommittee<SDemoTypes, ThisLeaf, <SDemoTypes as NodeType>::SignatureKey>;
-pub type DANetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<SDemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
-pub type QuorumNetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<SDemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
-pub type ViewSyncNetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<SDemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
+    GeneralStaticCommittee<DemoTypes, ThisLeaf, <DemoTypes as NodeType>::SignatureKey>;
+pub type DANetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<DemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
+pub type QuorumNetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<DemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
+pub type ViewSyncNetwork = Libp2pCommChannel<DemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
 
-pub type ThisDAProposal = DAProposal<SDemoTypes>;
-pub type ThisDAVote = DAVote<SDemoTypes>;
+pub type ThisDAProposal = DAProposal<DemoTypes>;
+pub type ThisDAVote = DAVote<DemoTypes>;
 
-pub type ThisQuorumProposal = QuorumProposal<SDemoTypes, ThisLeaf>;
-pub type ThisQuorumVote = QuorumVote<SDemoTypes, ThisLeaf>;
+pub type ThisQuorumProposal = QuorumProposal<DemoTypes, ThisLeaf>;
+pub type ThisQuorumVote = QuorumVote<DemoTypes, ThisLeaf>;
 
-pub type ThisViewSyncProposal = ViewSyncCertificate<SDemoTypes>;
-pub type ThisViewSyncVote = ViewSyncVote<SDemoTypes>;
+pub type ThisViewSyncProposal = ViewSyncCertificate<DemoTypes>;
+pub type ThisViewSyncVote = ViewSyncVote<DemoTypes>;
 
-impl NodeImplementation<SDemoTypes> for NodeImpl {
-    type Storage = MemoryStorage<SDemoTypes, Self::Leaf>;
-    type Leaf = SequencingLeaf<SDemoTypes>;
+impl NodeImplementation<DemoTypes> for NodeImpl {
+    type Storage = MemoryStorage<DemoTypes, Self::Leaf>;
+    type Leaf = SequencingLeaf<DemoTypes>;
     type Exchanges = SequencingExchanges<
-        SDemoTypes,
-        Message<SDemoTypes, Self>,
+        DemoTypes,
+        Message<DemoTypes, Self>,
         QuorumExchange<
-            SDemoTypes,
+            DemoTypes,
             Self::Leaf,
             ThisQuorumProposal,
             ThisMembership,
             QuorumNetwork,
-            Message<SDemoTypes, Self>,
+            Message<DemoTypes, Self>,
         >,
-        CommitteeExchange<SDemoTypes, ThisMembership, DANetwork, Message<SDemoTypes, Self>>,
+        CommitteeExchange<DemoTypes, ThisMembership, DANetwork, Message<DemoTypes, Self>>,
         ViewSyncExchange<
-            SDemoTypes,
+            DemoTypes,
             ThisViewSyncProposal,
             ThisMembership,
             ViewSyncNetwork,
-            Message<SDemoTypes, Self>,
+            Message<DemoTypes, Self>,
         >,
     >;
-    type ConsensusMessage = SequencingMessage<SDemoTypes, Self>;
+    type ConsensusMessage = SequencingMessage<DemoTypes, Self>;
 
     fn new_channel_maps(
-        start_view: <SDemoTypes as NodeType>::Time,
+        start_view: <DemoTypes as NodeType>::Time,
     ) -> (
-        ChannelMaps<SDemoTypes, Self>,
-        Option<ChannelMaps<SDemoTypes, Self>>,
+        ChannelMaps<DemoTypes, Self>,
+        Option<ChannelMaps<DemoTypes, Self>>,
     ) {
         (ChannelMaps::new(start_view), None)
     }
 }
-pub type ThisRun = Libp2pDARun<SDemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
+pub type ThisRun = Libp2pDARun<DemoTypes, NodeImpl, ThisMembership>;
diff --git a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/validator.rs b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/validator.rs
index ec2415fd65..ab44e02991 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/validator.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/examples/libp2p/validator.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use async_compatibility_layer::logging::{setup_backtrace, setup_logging};
 use clap::Parser;
-use hotshot::demos::sdemo::SDemoTypes;
+use hotshot::demo::DemoTypes;
 use tracing::{info, instrument};
 
 use crate::types::{DANetwork, NodeImpl, QuorumNetwork, ThisMembership, ThisRun, ViewSyncNetwork};
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async fn main() {
         args.host, args.port
     );
     infra_da::main_entry_point::<
-        SDemoTypes,
+        DemoTypes,
         ThisMembership,
         DANetwork,
         QuorumNetwork,
diff --git a/crates/types/src/certificate.rs b/crates/types/src/certificate.rs
index 9792026dcf..5309729eb7 100644
--- a/crates/types/src/certificate.rs
+++ b/crates/types/src/certificate.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub struct VoteMetaData<COMMITTABLE: Committable + Serialize + Clone, T: VoteTok
     /// Commitment to what's voted on.  E.g. the leaf for a `QuorumCertificate`
     pub commitment: Commitment<COMMITTABLE>,
     /// Data of the vote, yes, no, timeout, or DA
-    pub data: VoteData<COMMITTABLE>,
+    pub data: VoteData<Commitment<COMMITTABLE>>,
     /// The votes's token
     pub vote_token: T,
     /// View number for the vote
diff --git a/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs b/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
index 6ced8bebbc..3d152cc85e 100644
--- a/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
+++ b/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
@@ -74,38 +74,46 @@ pub enum Checked<T> {
 /// Data to vote on for different types of votes.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 #[serde(bound(deserialize = ""))]
-pub enum VoteData<COMMITTABLE: Committable + Serialize + Clone> {
+pub enum VoteData<COMMITMENT>
+where
+    COMMITMENT: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>,
+{
     /// Vote to provide availability for a block.
-    DA(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    DA(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to append a leaf to the log.
-    Yes(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    Yes(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to reject a leaf from the log.
-    No(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    No(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to time out and proceed to the next view.
-    Timeout(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    Timeout(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to pre-commit the view sync.
-    ViewSyncPreCommit(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    ViewSyncPreCommit(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to commit the view sync.
-    ViewSyncCommit(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    ViewSyncCommit(COMMITMENT),
     /// Vote to finalize the view sync.
-    ViewSyncFinalize(Commitment<COMMITTABLE>),
+    ViewSyncFinalize(COMMITMENT),
 }
 
-impl<COMMITTABLE> VoteData<COMMITTABLE>
+impl<COMMITMENT> VoteData<COMMITMENT>
 where
-    COMMITTABLE: Committable + Serialize + Clone,
+    COMMITMENT: for<'a> Deserialize<'a> + Clone,
 {
     /// Return the underlying commitment.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn get_commit(&self) -> Commitment<COMMITTABLE> {
+    pub fn get_commit(&self) -> COMMITMENT {
         #[allow(clippy::enum_glob_use)]
         use VoteData::*;
         match self {
             DA(c) | Yes(c) | No(c) | Timeout(c) | ViewSyncPreCommit(c) | ViewSyncCommit(c)
-            | ViewSyncFinalize(c) => *c,
+            | ViewSyncFinalize(c) => c.clone(),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl<COMMITMENT> VoteData<COMMITMENT>
+where
+    COMMITMENT: Serialize + for<'a> Deserialize<'a>,
+{
     #[must_use]
     /// Convert vote data into bytes.
     ///
@@ -269,7 +277,7 @@ pub trait ConsensusExchange<TYPES: NodeType, M: NetworkMsg>: Send + Sync {
     /// Network used by [`Membership`](Self::Membership) to communicate.
     type Networking: CommunicationChannel<TYPES, M, Self::Membership>;
     /// Commitments to items which are the subject of proposals and decisions.
-    type Commitment: Committable + Serialize + Clone;
+    type Commitment: Committable + Serialize + for<'a> Deserialize<'a> + Clone;
 
     /// Join a [`ConsensusExchange`] with the given identity (`pk` and `sk`).
     fn create(
@@ -322,7 +330,10 @@ pub trait ConsensusExchange<TYPES: NodeType, M: NetworkMsg>: Send + Sync {
     }
 
     /// The contents of a vote on `commit`.
-    fn vote_data(&self, commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>) -> VoteData<Self::Commitment>;
+    fn vote_data(
+        &self,
+        commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
+    ) -> VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>;
 
     /// Validate a QC.
     fn is_valid_cert(&self, qc: &Self::Certificate, commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>) -> bool {
@@ -376,7 +387,7 @@ pub trait ConsensusExchange<TYPES: NodeType, M: NetworkMsg>: Send + Sync {
         &self,
         encoded_key: &EncodedPublicKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
-        data: VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        data: VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: Checked<TYPES::VoteTokenType>,
     ) -> bool {
         let mut is_valid_vote_token = false;
@@ -401,7 +412,7 @@ pub trait ConsensusExchange<TYPES: NodeType, M: NetworkMsg>: Send + Sync {
         &self,
         key: &TYPES::SignatureKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
-        data: &VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        data: &VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: &Checked<TYPES::VoteTokenType>,
     ) -> bool {
         let is_valid_signature = key.validate(encoded_signature, data.get_commit().as_ref());
@@ -439,7 +450,7 @@ pub trait ConsensusExchange<TYPES: NodeType, M: NetworkMsg>: Send + Sync {
         encoded_key: &EncodedPublicKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
         leaf_commitment: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
-        vote_data: VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
         view_number: TYPES::Time,
         accumlator: VoteAccumulator<TYPES::VoteTokenType, Self::Commitment, TYPES>,
@@ -613,9 +624,7 @@ impl<
     ) -> (EncodedPublicKey, EncodedSignature) {
         let signature = TYPES::SignatureKey::sign(
             &self.private_key,
-            VoteData::<TYPES::BlockType>::DA(block_commitment)
-                .get_commit()
-                .as_ref(),
+            VoteData::DA(block_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
         );
         (self.public_key.to_bytes(), signature)
     }
@@ -658,9 +667,7 @@ impl<
     ) -> (EncodedPublicKey, EncodedSignature) {
         let signature = TYPES::SignatureKey::sign(
             &self.private_key,
-            VoteData::<TYPES::BlockType>::DA(block_commitment)
-                .get_commit()
-                .as_ref(),
+            VoteData::DA(block_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
         );
         (self.public_key.to_bytes(), signature)
     }
@@ -710,7 +717,10 @@ impl<
             .make_vote_token(view_number, &self.private_key)
     }
 
-    fn vote_data(&self, commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>) -> VoteData<Self::Commitment> {
+    fn vote_data(
+        &self,
+        commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
+    ) -> VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>> {
         VoteData::DA(commit)
     }
 
@@ -721,7 +731,7 @@ impl<
         encoded_key: &EncodedPublicKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
         leaf_commitment: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
-        vote_data: VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
         view_number: TYPES::Time,
         accumlator: VoteAccumulator<TYPES::VoteTokenType, Self::Commitment, TYPES>,
@@ -902,7 +912,7 @@ impl<
     ) -> (EncodedPublicKey, EncodedSignature) {
         let signature = TYPES::SignatureKey::sign(
             &self.private_key,
-            VoteData::<LEAF>::Yes(leaf_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
+            VoteData::Yes(leaf_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
         );
         (self.public_key.to_bytes(), signature)
     }
@@ -918,7 +928,7 @@ impl<
     ) -> (EncodedPublicKey, EncodedSignature) {
         let signature = TYPES::SignatureKey::sign(
             &self.private_key,
-            VoteData::<LEAF>::No(leaf_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
+            VoteData::No(leaf_commitment).get_commit().as_ref(),
         );
         (self.public_key.to_bytes(), signature)
     }
@@ -933,7 +943,7 @@ impl<
     fn sign_timeout_vote(&self, view_number: TYPES::Time) -> (EncodedPublicKey, EncodedSignature) {
         let signature = TYPES::SignatureKey::sign(
             &self.private_key,
-            VoteData::<TYPES::Time>::Timeout(view_number.commit())
+            VoteData::Timeout(view_number.commit())
                 .get_commit()
                 .as_ref(),
         );
@@ -1023,7 +1033,10 @@ impl<
         &self.network
     }
 
-    fn vote_data(&self, commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>) -> VoteData<Self::Commitment> {
+    fn vote_data(
+        &self,
+        commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
+    ) -> VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>> {
         VoteData::Yes(commit)
     }
 
@@ -1034,7 +1047,7 @@ impl<
         encoded_key: &EncodedPublicKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
         leaf_commitment: Commitment<LEAF>,
-        vote_data: VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
         view_number: TYPES::Time,
         accumlator: VoteAccumulator<TYPES::VoteTokenType, LEAF, TYPES>,
@@ -1382,7 +1395,10 @@ impl<
         &self.network
     }
 
-    fn vote_data(&self, _commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>) -> VoteData<Self::Commitment> {
+    fn vote_data(
+        &self,
+        _commit: Commitment<Self::Commitment>,
+    ) -> VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
@@ -1391,7 +1407,7 @@ impl<
         encoded_key: &EncodedPublicKey,
         encoded_signature: &EncodedSignature,
         leaf_commitment: Commitment<ViewSyncData<TYPES>>,
-        vote_data: VoteData<Self::Commitment>,
+        vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<Self::Commitment>>,
         vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
         view_number: TYPES::Time,
         accumlator: VoteAccumulator<TYPES::VoteTokenType, ViewSyncData<TYPES>, TYPES>,
diff --git a/crates/types/src/vote.rs b/crates/types/src/vote.rs
index d5dda8d825..ef53bc4018 100644
--- a/crates/types/src/vote.rs
+++ b/crates/types/src/vote.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub trait VoteType<TYPES: NodeType, COMMITTABLE: Committable + Serialize + Clone
     /// Get the signature associated with this vote
     fn get_signature(&self) -> EncodedSignature;
     /// Get the data this vote was signed over
-    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<COMMITTABLE>;
+    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<Commitment<COMMITTABLE>>;
     /// Get the vote token of this vote
     fn get_vote_token(&self) -> TYPES::VoteTokenType;
 }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub struct DAVote<TYPES: NodeType> {
     /// The vote token generated by this replica
     pub vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
     /// The vote data this vote is signed over
-    pub vote_data: VoteData<TYPES::BlockType>,
+    pub vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<TYPES::BlockType>>,
 }
 
 /// A positive or negative vote on validating or commitment proposal.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub struct YesOrNoVote<TYPES: NodeType, LEAF: LeafType<NodeType = TYPES>> {
     /// The vote token generated by this replica
     pub vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
     /// The vote data this vote is signed over
-    pub vote_data: VoteData<LEAF>,
+    pub vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<LEAF>>,
 }
 
 /// A timeout vote.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub struct TimeoutVote<TYPES: NodeType, LEAF: LeafType<NodeType = TYPES>> {
     /// The vote token generated by this replica
     pub vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
     /// The vote data this vote is signed over
-    pub vote_data: VoteData<TYPES::Time>,
+    pub vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<TYPES::Time>>,
 }
 
 /// The internals of a view sync vote
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub struct ViewSyncVoteInternal<TYPES: NodeType> {
     /// The vote token generated by this replica
     pub vote_token: TYPES::VoteTokenType,
     /// The vote data this vote is signed over
-    pub vote_data: VoteData<ViewSyncData<TYPES>>,
+    pub vote_data: VoteData<Commitment<ViewSyncData<TYPES>>>,
 }
 
 /// The data View Sync votes are signed over
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType> VoteType<TYPES, TYPES::BlockType> for DAVote<TYPES> {
     fn get_signature(&self) -> EncodedSignature {
         self.signature.1.clone()
     }
-    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<TYPES::BlockType> {
+    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<Commitment<TYPES::BlockType>> {
         self.vote_data.clone()
     }
     fn get_vote_token(&self) -> <TYPES as NodeType>::VoteTokenType {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, LEAF: LeafType<NodeType = TYPES>> VoteType<TYPES, LEAF>
     fn get_signature(&self) -> EncodedSignature {
         self.signature()
     }
-    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<LEAF> {
+    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<Commitment<LEAF>> {
         match self {
             QuorumVote::Yes(v) | QuorumVote::No(v) => v.vote_data.clone(),
             QuorumVote::Timeout(_) => unimplemented!(),
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType> VoteType<TYPES, ViewSyncData<TYPES>> for ViewSyncVote<TYPE
     fn get_signature(&self) -> EncodedSignature {
         self.signature()
     }
-    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<ViewSyncData<TYPES>> {
+    fn get_data(&self) -> VoteData<Commitment<ViewSyncData<TYPES>>> {
         match self {
             ViewSyncVote::PreCommit(vote_internal)
             | ViewSyncVote::Commit(vote_internal)
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ type VoteMap<C, TOKEN> = HashMap<
     Commitment<C>,
     (
         u64,
-        BTreeMap<EncodedPublicKey, (EncodedSignature, VoteData<C>, TOKEN)>,
+        BTreeMap<EncodedPublicKey, (EncodedSignature, VoteData<Commitment<C>>, TOKEN)>,
     ),
 >;
 
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ impl<TOKEN, LEAF: Committable + Serialize + Clone, TYPES: NodeType>
                     EncodedSignature,
                     Vec<<TYPES::SignatureKey as SignatureKey>::StakeTableEntry>,
                     usize,
-                    VoteData<LEAF>,
+                    VoteData<Commitment<LEAF>>,
                     TOKEN,
                 ),
             ),
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ where
                     EncodedSignature,
                     Vec<<TYPES::SignatureKey as SignatureKey>::StakeTableEntry>,
                     usize,
-                    VoteData<LEAF>,
+                    VoteData<Commitment<LEAF>>,
                     TOKEN,
                 ),
             ),