diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 2964c09157..b46db0b8cc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub struct Bank {
 
     /// staked nodes on epoch boundaries, saved off when a bank.slot() is at
     ///   a leader schedule boundary
-    epoch_vote_states: HashMap<u64, HashMap<Pubkey, VoteState>>,
+    epoch_vote_accounts: HashMap<u64, HashMap<Pubkey, Account>>,
 }
 
 impl Bank {
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ impl Bank {
 
         // genesis needs stakes for all epochs up to the epoch implied by
         //  slot = 0 and genesis configuration
-        let vote_states = bank.vote_states(|_, _| true);
+        let vote_accounts = bank.vote_accounts(|k, v| Some((*k, v.clone())));
         for i in 0..=bank.epoch_from_stakers_slot_offset() {
-            bank.epoch_vote_states.insert(i, vote_states.clone());
+            bank.epoch_vote_accounts.insert(i, vote_accounts.clone());
         }
 
         bank
@@ -154,17 +154,17 @@ impl Bank {
         bank.accounts = Some(parent.accounts());
         bank.accounts().new_from_parent(bank.slot, parent.slot);
 
-        bank.epoch_vote_states = {
-            let mut epoch_vote_states = parent.epoch_vote_states.clone();
+        bank.epoch_vote_accounts = {
+            let mut epoch_vote_accounts = parent.epoch_vote_accounts.clone();
             let epoch = bank.epoch_from_stakers_slot_offset();
 
             // update epoch_vote_states cache
             //  if my parent didn't populate for this epoch, we've
             //  crossed a boundary
-            if epoch_vote_states.get(&epoch).is_none() {
-                epoch_vote_states.insert(epoch, bank.vote_states(|_, _| true));
+            if epoch_vote_accounts.get(&epoch).is_none() {
+                epoch_vote_accounts.insert(epoch, bank.vote_accounts(|k, v| Some((*k, v.clone()))));
             }
-            epoch_vote_states
+            epoch_vote_accounts
         };
 
         bank
@@ -754,14 +754,27 @@ impl Bank {
         (self.slot + self.stakers_slot_offset) / self.slots_per_epoch
     }
 
-    pub fn epoch_vote_states<F, T>(&self, epoch: u64, check: F) -> Option<HashMap<Pubkey, T>>
+    /// current vote accounts for this bank
+    pub fn vote_accounts<F, T>(&self, filter: F) -> HashMap<Pubkey, T>
     where
-        F: Fn(&Pubkey, &VoteState) -> Option<(Pubkey, T)>,
+        F: Fn(&Pubkey, &Account) -> Option<(Pubkey, T)>,
     {
-        self.epoch_vote_states.get(&epoch).map(|vote_states| {
-            vote_states
+        self.accounts()
+            .get_vote_accounts(self.slot)
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(pubkey, account)| filter(pubkey, account))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    ///  vote accounts for the specific epoch
+    pub fn epoch_vote_accounts<F, T>(&self, epoch: u64, filter: F) -> Option<HashMap<Pubkey, T>>
+    where
+        F: Fn(&Pubkey, &Account) -> Option<(Pubkey, T)>,
+    {
+        self.epoch_vote_accounts.get(&epoch).map(|accounts| {
+            accounts
                 .iter()
-                .filter_map(|(p, vote_state)| check(p, vote_state))
+                .filter_map(|(pubkey, account)| filter(pubkey, account))
                 .collect()
         })
     }
@@ -1457,7 +1470,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_bank_epoch_vote_states() {
+    fn test_bank_epoch_vote_accounts() {
         let leader_id = Keypair::new().pubkey();
         let leader_tokens = 2;
         let (mut genesis_block, _) = GenesisBlock::new_with_leader(5, leader_id, leader_tokens);
@@ -1473,17 +1486,21 @@ mod tests {
 
         let parent = Arc::new(Bank::new(&genesis_block));
 
-        let vote_states0 = parent.epoch_vote_states(0, |pubkey, vote_state| {
-            if vote_state.delegate_id == leader_id {
-                Some((*pubkey, true))
+        let vote_accounts0 = parent.epoch_vote_accounts(0, |pubkey, account| {
+            if let Ok(vote_state) = VoteState::deserialize(&account.userdata) {
+                if vote_state.delegate_id == leader_id {
+                    Some((*pubkey, true))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
             } else {
                 None
             }
         });
-        assert!(vote_states0.is_some());
-        assert!(vote_states0.iter().len() != 0);
+        assert!(vote_accounts0.is_some());
+        assert!(vote_accounts0.iter().len() != 0);
 
-        fn all(key: &Pubkey, _vote_state: &VoteState) -> Option<(Pubkey, Option<()>)> {
+        fn all(key: &Pubkey, _account: &Account) -> Option<(Pubkey, Option<()>)> {
             Some((*key, None))
         }
 
@@ -1492,7 +1509,7 @@ mod tests {
             if i > STAKERS_SLOT_OFFSET / SLOTS_PER_EPOCH {
                 break;
             }
-            assert!(parent.epoch_vote_states(i, all).is_some());
+            assert!(parent.epoch_vote_accounts(i, all).is_some());
             i += 1;
         }
 
@@ -1503,7 +1520,7 @@ mod tests {
             SLOTS_PER_EPOCH - (STAKERS_SLOT_OFFSET % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH),
         );
 
-        assert!(child.epoch_vote_states(i, all).is_some());
+        assert!(child.epoch_vote_accounts(i, all).is_some());
 
         // child crosses epoch boundary but isn't the first slot in the epoch
         let child = Bank::new_from_parent(
@@ -1511,7 +1528,7 @@ mod tests {
             leader_id,
             SLOTS_PER_EPOCH - (STAKERS_SLOT_OFFSET % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH) + 1,
         );
-        assert!(child.epoch_vote_states(i, all).is_some());
+        assert!(child.epoch_vote_accounts(i, all).is_some());
     }
 
 }