diff --git a/database_setup/database.sql b/database_setup/database.sql
index 3c0809e..03ad9cb 100644
--- a/database_setup/database.sql
+++ b/database_setup/database.sql
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CREATE TABLE Votes(
     ElectionCycle varchar(30) not null,
     VoterId bigint unsigned not null,
     VotedForId bigint unsigned,
-    Type int unsigned not null,
+    Type varchar(14) not null DEFAULT 'council' check("Type" in ('council', 'discordmanager', 'clanleader')),
     FOREIGN KEY (ElectionCycle) REFERENCES ElectionInformation(ElectionCycle),
     PRIMARY KEY (ElectionCycle, VoterId, Type)
 );
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index f852437..51f87f2 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ File contains util functions.
 
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
+from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import Iterable
 
 import nextcord
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ REPO_DIR = "./dakiny-messages"
 MESSAGES_DIR = f"{REPO_DIR}/messages"
 TEMPLATES_DIR = f"{REPO_DIR}/message_templates"
 
-VoteType = Enum("VoteType", ["COUNCIL", "DISCORDMANAGER", "CLANLEADER"])
+VoteType = StrEnum("VoteType", ["COUNCIL", "DISCORDMANAGER", "CLANLEADER"])
 
 
 def get_datetime(day: str) -> datetime: