diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts-0.8/governance/Validators.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts-0.8/governance/Validators.sol
index 6a8c52b1d84..d6509708322 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts-0.8/governance/Validators.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts-0.8/governance/Validators.sol
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ contract Validators is
     address[] memory topAccounts = groups[account].members.headN(n);
     address[] memory topValidators = new address[](n);
 
+    // TODO remove this if
     if (isL2()) {
       return topAccounts;
     } else {
@@ -732,6 +733,15 @@ contract Validators is
     }
   }
 
+  function getTopGroupValidatorsAccounts(
+    address account,
+    uint256 n
+  ) external view returns (address[] memory) {
+    address[] memory topAccounts = groups[account].members.headN(n);
+    address[] memory topValidators = new address[](n);
+    return topAccounts;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @notice Returns the number of members in the provided validator groups.
    * @param accounts The addresses of the validator groups.
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
index 14e0f5db278..4c4bf066ba2 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
@@ -797,92 +797,39 @@ contract Election is
     return votes.active.total;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns a list of elected validator signers with seats allocated to groups via the D'Hondt
-   *   method.
-   * @return The list of elected validator signers.
-   * @dev See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Hondt_method#Allocation for more information.
-   */
   function electNValidatorSigners(
     uint256 minElectableValidators,
     uint256 maxElectableValidators
-  ) public view onlyL1 returns (address[] memory) {
-    // Groups must have at least `electabilityThreshold` proportion of the total votes to be
-    // considered for the election.
-    uint256 requiredVotes = electabilityThreshold
-      .multiply(FixidityLib.newFixed(getTotalVotes()))
-      .fromFixed();
-    // Only consider groups with at least `requiredVotes` but do not consider more groups than the
-    // max number of electable validators.
-    uint256 numElectionGroups = votes.total.eligible.numElementsGreaterThan(
-      requiredVotes,
-      maxElectableValidators
-    );
-    address[] memory electionGroups = votes.total.eligible.headN(numElectionGroups);
-    uint256[] memory numMembers = getValidators().getGroupsNumMembers(electionGroups);
-    // Holds the number of members elected for each of the eligible validator groups.
-    uint256[] memory numMembersElected = new uint256[](electionGroups.length);
-    uint256 totalNumMembersElected = 0;
-
-    uint256[] memory keys = new uint256[](electionGroups.length);
-    FixidityLib.Fraction[] memory votesForNextMember = new FixidityLib.Fraction[](
-      electionGroups.length
-    );
-    for (uint256 i = 0; i < electionGroups.length; i = i.add(1)) {
-      keys[i] = i;
-      votesForNextMember[i] = FixidityLib.newFixed(
-        votes.total.eligible.getValue(electionGroups[i])
-      );
-    }
+  )
+    public
+    view
+    // TODO REMOVE THIS onlyL1
+    onlyL1
+    returns (address[] memory)
+  {
+    bool accounts = false;
+    _electNValidatorSigners(minElectableValidators, minElectableValidators, accounts);
+  }
 
-    // Assign a number of seats to each validator group.
-    while (totalNumMembersElected < maxElectableValidators && electionGroups.length > 0) {
-      uint256 groupIndex = keys[0];
-      // All electable validators have been elected.
-      if (votesForNextMember[groupIndex].unwrap() == 0) break;
-      // All members of the group have been elected
-      if (numMembers[groupIndex] <= numMembersElected[groupIndex]) {
-        votesForNextMember[groupIndex] = FixidityLib.wrap(0);
-      } else {
-        // Elect the next member from the validator group
-        numMembersElected[groupIndex] = numMembersElected[groupIndex].add(1);
-        totalNumMembersElected = totalNumMembersElected.add(1);
-        // If there are already n elected members in a group, the votes for the next member
-        // are total votes of group divided by n+1
-        votesForNextMember[groupIndex] = FixidityLib
-          .newFixed(votes.total.eligible.getValue(electionGroups[groupIndex]))
-          .divide(FixidityLib.newFixed(numMembersElected[groupIndex].add(1)));
-      }
-      Heap.heapifyDown(keys, votesForNextMember);
-    }
-    require(totalNumMembersElected >= minElectableValidators, "Not enough elected validators");
-    // Grab the top validators from each group that won seats.
-    address[] memory electedValidators = new address[](totalNumMembersElected);
-    totalNumMembersElected = 0;
-    for (uint256 i = 0; i < electionGroups.length; i = i.add(1)) {
-      // We use the validating delegate if one is set.
-      address[] memory electedGroupValidators = getValidators().getTopGroupValidators(
-        electionGroups[i],
-        numMembersElected[i]
-      );
-      for (uint256 j = 0; j < electedGroupValidators.length; j = j.add(1)) {
-        electedValidators[totalNumMembersElected] = electedGroupValidators[j];
-        totalNumMembersElected = totalNumMembersElected.add(1);
-      }
-    }
-    return electedValidators;
+  function electNValidatorAccounts(
+    uint256 minElectableValidators,
+    uint256 maxElectableValidators
+  ) public view returns (address[] memory) {
+    bool accounts = true;
+    _electNValidatorSigners(minElectableValidators, minElectableValidators, accounts);
   }
 
   /**
-   * @notice Returns a list of elected validator accounts with seats allocated to groups via the D'Hondt
+   * @notice Returns a list of elected validator signers with seats allocated to groups via the D'Hondt
    *   method.
-   * @return The list of elected validator accounts.
+   * @return The list of elected validator signers.
    * @dev See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Hondt_method#Allocation for more information.
    */
-  function electNValidatorAccounts(
+  function _electNValidatorSigners(
     uint256 minElectableValidators,
-    uint256 maxElectableValidators
-  ) public view onlyL2 returns (address[] memory) {
+    uint256 maxElectableValidators,
+    bool accounts // accounts or signers
+  ) internal view returns (address[] memory) {
     // Groups must have at least `electabilityThreshold` proportion of the total votes to be
     // considered for the election.
     uint256 requiredVotes = electabilityThreshold
@@ -937,10 +884,18 @@ contract Election is
     totalNumMembersElected = 0;
     for (uint256 i = 0; i < electionGroups.length; i = i.add(1)) {
       // We use the validating delegate if one is set.
-      address[] memory electedGroupValidators = getValidators().getTopGroupValidators(
-        electionGroups[i],
-        numMembersElected[i]
-      );
+      address[] memory electedGroupValidators;
+      if (accounts) {
+        electedGroupValidators = getValidators().getTopGroupValidatorsAccounts(
+          electionGroups[i],
+          numMembersElected[i]
+        );
+      } else {
+        electedGroupValidators = getValidators().getTopGroupValidators(
+          electionGroups[i],
+          numMembersElected[i]
+        );
+      }
       for (uint256 j = 0; j < electedGroupValidators.length; j = j.add(1)) {
         electedValidators[totalNumMembersElected] = electedGroupValidators[j];
         totalNumMembersElected = totalNumMembersElected.add(1);
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/interfaces/IValidators.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/interfaces/IValidators.sol
index af2d2e8051e..8d771efec6c 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/interfaces/IValidators.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/interfaces/IValidators.sol
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ interface IValidators {
     returns (address[] memory, uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256[] memory, uint256, uint256);
   function getGroupNumMembers(address) external view returns (uint256);
   function getTopGroupValidators(address, uint256) external view returns (address[] memory);
+  function getTopGroupValidatorsAccounts(address, uint256) external view returns (address[] memory);
   function getGroupsNumMembers(
     address[] calldata accounts
   ) external view returns (uint256[] memory);