diff --git a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/Voting/JoinFederationRequestService.cs b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/Voting/JoinFederationRequestService.cs
index b3b5ebb167..fddbcd79f5 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/Voting/JoinFederationRequestService.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.PoA/Voting/JoinFederationRequestService.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ public JoinFederationRequestService(ICounterChainSettings counterChainSettings,
             this.votingManager = votingManager;
         }
 
+        public static byte[] GetFederationMemberBytes(JoinFederationRequest joinRequest, Network network, Network counterChainNetwork)
+        {
+            Script collateralScript = PayToPubkeyHashTemplate.Instance.GenerateScriptPubKey(joinRequest.CollateralMainchainAddress);
+            BitcoinAddress bitcoinAddress = collateralScript.GetDestinationAddress(counterChainNetwork);
+            var collateralFederationMember = new CollateralFederationMember(joinRequest.PubKey, false, joinRequest.CollateralAmount, bitcoinAddress.ToString());
+
+            return (network.Consensus.ConsensusFactory as CollateralPoAConsensusFactory).SerializeFederationMember(collateralFederationMember);
+        }
+
+        public static void SetLastRemovalEventId(JoinFederationRequest joinRequest, byte[] federationMemberBytes, VotingManager votingManager)
+        {
+            Poll poll = votingManager.GetApprovedPolls().OrderByDescending(p => p.PollStartBlockData.Height).FirstOrDefault(x => x.IsExecuted &&
+                x.VotingData.Key == VoteKey.KickFederationMember && x.VotingData.Data.SequenceEqual(federationMemberBytes));
+
+            joinRequest.RemovalEventId = (poll == null) ? Guid.Empty : new Guid(poll.PollExecutedBlockData.Hash.ToBytes().TakeLast(16).ToArray());
+        }
+
         public async Task<PubKey> JoinFederationAsync(JoinFederationRequestModel request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             // Wait until the node is synced before joining.
@@ -74,13 +91,7 @@ public async Task<PubKey> JoinFederationAsync(JoinFederationRequestModel request
             var joinRequest = new JoinFederationRequest(minerKey.PubKey, new Money(expectedCollateralAmount, MoneyUnit.BTC), addressKey);
 
             // Populate the RemovalEventId.
-            var collateralFederationMember = new CollateralFederationMember(minerKey.PubKey, false, joinRequest.CollateralAmount, request.CollateralAddress);
-
-            byte[] federationMemberBytes = (this.network.Consensus.ConsensusFactory as CollateralPoAConsensusFactory).SerializeFederationMember(collateralFederationMember);
-            Poll poll = this.votingManager.GetApprovedPolls().FirstOrDefault(x => x.IsExecuted &&
-                  x.VotingData.Key == VoteKey.KickFederationMember && x.VotingData.Data.SequenceEqual(federationMemberBytes));
-
-            joinRequest.RemovalEventId = (poll == null) ? Guid.Empty : new Guid(poll.PollExecutedBlockData.Hash.ToBytes().TakeLast(16).ToArray());
+            SetLastRemovalEventId(joinRequest, GetFederationMemberBytes(joinRequest, this.network, this.counterChainSettings.CounterChainNetwork), this.votingManager);
 
             // Get the signature by calling the counter-chain "signmessage" API.
             var signMessageRequest = new SignMessageRequest()
diff --git a/src/Stratis.Features.Collateral/JoinFederationRequestMonitor.cs b/src/Stratis.Features.Collateral/JoinFederationRequestMonitor.cs
index 745d4d336f..f19a201b63 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Features.Collateral/JoinFederationRequestMonitor.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Features.Collateral/JoinFederationRequestMonitor.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using Stratis.Bitcoin.PoA.Features.Voting;
 using Stratis.Bitcoin.Signals;
 using Stratis.Features.Collateral.CounterChain;
+using Stratis.Features.PoA.Voting;
 
 namespace Stratis.Features.Collateral
 {
@@ -94,11 +95,7 @@ public void OnBlockConnected(BlockConnected blockConnectedData)
                     }
 
                     // Fill in the request.removalEventId (if any).
-                    Script collateralScript = PayToPubkeyHashTemplate.Instance.GenerateScriptPubKey(request.CollateralMainchainAddress);
-
-                    var collateralFederationMember = new CollateralFederationMember(request.PubKey, false, request.CollateralAmount, collateralScript.GetDestinationAddress(this.counterChainNetwork).ToString());
-
-                    byte[] federationMemberBytes = consensusFactory.SerializeFederationMember(collateralFederationMember);
+                    byte[] federationMemberBytes = JoinFederationRequestService.GetFederationMemberBytes(request, this.network, this.counterChainNetwork);
 
                     // Nothing to do if already voted.
                     if (this.votingManager.AlreadyVotingFor(VoteKey.AddFederationMember, federationMemberBytes))
@@ -109,10 +106,7 @@ public void OnBlockConnected(BlockConnected blockConnectedData)
                     }
 
                     // Populate the RemovalEventId.
-                    Poll poll = this.votingManager.GetApprovedPolls().FirstOrDefault(x => x.IsExecuted &&
-                          x.VotingData.Key == VoteKey.KickFederationMember && x.VotingData.Data.SequenceEqual(federationMemberBytes));
-
-                    request.RemovalEventId = (poll == null) ? Guid.Empty : new Guid(poll.PollExecutedBlockData.Hash.ToBytes().TakeLast(16).ToArray());
+                    JoinFederationRequestService.SetLastRemovalEventId(request, federationMemberBytes, this.votingManager);
 
                     // Check the signature.
                     PubKey key = PubKey.RecoverFromMessage(request.SignatureMessage, request.Signature);