diff --git a/src/GovernorModule.sol b/src/GovernorModule.sol
index 40cb60f..dfe536f 100644
--- a/src/GovernorModule.sol
+++ b/src/GovernorModule.sol
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ contract GovernorModule {
         safeProxy = Safe(payable(address(_safeProxy)));
     }
 
+    /// @notice this is to call replaceOwner() on the safe
+    /// @dev done with execTransactionFromModule() 
+    //todo: check if this function is still needed
+    // we might only need addOwnerWithThreshold(), removeOwner(), and setupOwners()
     function replaceOwner(address prevOwner, address oldOwner, address newOwner) internal {
         bytes memory swapOwner = abi.encodeWithSignature(
             "swapOwner(address,address,address)",
@@ -26,6 +30,8 @@ contract GovernorModule {
         );
     }
 
+    /// @notice this is to call addOwnerWithThreshold() on the safe
+    /// @dev done with execTransactionFromModule() 
     function addOwnerWithThreshold(address newOwner, uint256 threshold) internal {
         bytes memory addOwner = abi.encodeWithSignature(
             "addOwnerWithThreshold(address,uint256)",
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@ contract GovernorModule {
         );
     }
 
+    /// @notice this is to call removeOwner() on the safe
+    /// @dev done with execTransactionFromModule() 
     function removeOwner(
         address prevOwner,
         address owner,
@@ -58,4 +66,31 @@ contract GovernorModule {
             Enum.Operation.Call
         );
     }
+
+    /// @notice this is to remove one owner from the safe when a replacement election starts
+    /// @dev removeOwner() needs a prevOwner param as well which is the owner that points to the owner to be removed in the linked list
+    function removeSingleOwner(address owner) internal {
+
+        /// @dev this is to get the previous owner param
+        for (int i = 0; i < safeProxy.getOwners().length; i++) {
+            //todo: get prevOwner
+            if (safeProxy.getOwner(prevOwner) == owner) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //todo: removeOwner and adjust threshold accordingly
+        removeOwner(address(0), owner, 1);
+    }
+
+    /// @notice this is to add one owner to the safe when a replacement election ends
+    /// @dev threshold is justed according to the number of owners
+    /// should always be majority
+    function addSingleOwner(address owner) internal {
+        addOwnerWithThreshold(owner, 1);
+    }
+
+    function putInFullElection() internal {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Echidna.t.sol b/test/Echidna.t.sol
index c5afe20..3088cfa 100644
--- a/test/Echidna.t.sol
+++ b/test/Echidna.t.sol
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 pragma solidity ^0.8.19;
 
 //todo: fix with stakingV2
+// this is all commented out because the deployment process
+// is different now because AutomatedVoting now uses StakingRewardsV2
+
 // import {AutomatedVoting} from "../src/AutomatedVoting.sol";
 // import {StakingRewards} from "../lib/token/contracts/StakingRewards.sol";
 // import {Kwenta} from "../lib/token/contracts/Kwenta.sol";