diff --git a/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py b/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
index 8b7cad2..cd12f1e 100644
--- a/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
+++ b/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Union, List, Set, Optional
+from typing import Union, List, Set, Optional, Type
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 Id = bytes
@@ -82,4 +82,10 @@ class TimeoutQc:
     high_qc: Qc
     qc_views: List[View]
     sender_ids: Set[Id]
-    sender: Id
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+    sender: Id
+
+class Timeout:
+    view: View
+    high_qc: Qc
+    sender: Id
+    timeout_qc: Type[TimeoutQc]
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