diff --git a/source/core/replica-set-arbiter.txt b/source/core/replica-set-arbiter.txt
index 52bce433ccb..e0381e6130e 100644
--- a/source/core/replica-set-arbiter.txt
+++ b/source/core/replica-set-arbiter.txt
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ Replica Set Arbiter
 An arbiter does **not** have a copy of data set and **cannot** become
 a primary. Replica sets may have arbiters to add a vote in
 :ref:`elections of for primary <replica-set-elections>`. Arbiters
-*always* have exactly ``1`` vote election, and thus
-allow replica sets to have an uneven number of members, without the
-overhead of a member that replicates data.
+*always* have exactly ``1`` election vote, and thus
+allow replica sets to have an uneven number of voting members without the
+overhead of an additional member that replicates data.
 
 .. important:: Do not run an arbiter on systems that also host the
    primary or the secondary members of the replica set.
 
-Only add an arbiter to sets with even numbers of members. If you add
-an arbiter to a set with an odd number of members, the set may suffer
-from tied :term:`elections <election>`. To add an arbiter, see
-:doc:`/tutorial/add-replica-set-arbiter`.
+Only add an arbiter to sets with even numbers of voting members. If you
+add an arbiter to a set with an odd number of voting members, the set
+may suffer from tied :term:`elections <election>`. To add an arbiter,
+see :doc:`/tutorial/add-replica-set-arbiter`.
 
 .. end-content