diff --git a/src/types/election/approval.ts b/src/types/election/approval.ts
index 3d121c1..524b1a2 100644
--- a/src/types/election/approval.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/approval.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export class ApprovalElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice) => ({
+      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: choice.value,
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
         meta: choice.meta,
       })),
       meta
diff --git a/src/types/election/budget.ts b/src/types/election/budget.ts
index 799ad46..5cebe31 100644
--- a/src/types/election/budget.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/budget.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ export class BudgetElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice) => ({
+      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: choice.value,
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
         meta: choice.meta,
       })),
       meta
diff --git a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
index a5bbe9d..7128adb 100644
--- a/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/multichoice.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export class MultiChoiceElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice) => ({
+      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: choice.value,
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
         meta: choice.meta,
       })),
       meta
diff --git a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
index 29fec34..747cf9b 100644
--- a/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/quadratic.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
   public addQuestion(
     title: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
     description: string | MultiLanguage<string>,
-    choices: Array<{ title: string; value: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
+    choices: Array<{ title: string; value?: number; meta?: CustomMeta } | Choice>,
     meta?: CustomMeta
   ) {
     if (this.questions.length > 0) {
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ export class QuadraticElection extends UnpublishedElection {
     return super.addQuestion(
       title,
       description,
-      choices.map((choice) => ({
+      choices.map((choice, index) => ({
         title: typeof choice.title === 'string' ? { default: choice.title } : choice.title,
-        value: choice.value,
+        value: choice.value ?? index,
         meta: choice.meta,
       })),
       meta
diff --git a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
index 2bc1a73..c041870 100644
--- a/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
+++ b/src/types/election/unpublished.ts
@@ -43,16 +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 } | Choice>,
+    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;
       }),