diff --git a/modpol/modpol.lua b/modpol/modpol.lua
index 101443b..844c34a 100644
--- a/modpol/modpol.lua
+++ b/modpol/modpol.lua
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ if (modpol.orgs.array) then
         if type(org) == 'table' then 
             setmetatable(org, modpol.orgs)
             -- sets process metatable on load
-            if type(org.processes) == 'table' then
-               for id, process in ipairs(org.processes) do
-                  setmetatable(process, modpol.modules[process.type])
+            for id, process in ipairs(org.processes) do
+                if type(process) == 'table' then
+                    setmetatable(process, modpol.modules[process.type])
                end
             end
         end
diff --git a/modpol/modules/consent.lua b/modpol/modules/consent.lua
index 8c57765..5d82899 100644
--- a/modpol/modules/consent.lua
+++ b/modpol/modules/consent.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ modpol.modules.consent.__index = modpol.modules.consent
 function temp_consent_process()
     return {
         type = "consent",
+        id = nil,
         org_id = nil,
         request_id = nil,
         total_votes = 0,
@@ -19,21 +20,31 @@ end
 
 -- ===============================================
 -- function to create a new consent process to resolve a pending process
-function modpol.modules.consent:new_process(request_id, org_id)
+function modpol.modules.consent:new_process(id, request_id, org_id)
     local process = temp_consent_process()
+    process.id = id
     process.request_id = request_id
     process.org_id = org_id
 
     setmetatable(process, modpol.modules.consent)
-    modpol.ocutil.log('Created new process for request id #' .. request_id)
+    modpol.ocutil.log('Created new process #' .. id .. ' for request id #' .. request_id)
+
+    -- modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id):add_pending_action('luke', self.id, 'approve')
+    local p_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(org_id)
+
+    for i, member in ipairs(p_org.members) do
+        p_org:add_pending_action(id, member, 'approve')
+    end
 
     return process
 end
 
+
 -- =========================================
 -- function to delete a process, called when process finishes
 function modpol.modules.consent:delete()
     local process_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id)
+    process_org:wipe_pending_actions(self.id)
     process_org.processes[self.id] = "deleted"
     modpol.ocutil.log('Deleted process #' .. self.id)
 end
@@ -55,6 +66,9 @@ function modpol.modules.consent:approve(user, decision)
     end
 
     self.total_votes = self.total_votes + 1
+    
+    local p_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id)
+    p_org:remove_pending_action(self.id, user, "approve")
 
     self:update_status()
 end
@@ -77,8 +91,4 @@ function modpol.modules.consent:update_status()
     else
         modpol.ocutil.log('Waiting for more votes...')
     end
-end
-
-function modpol.modules.consent.pending_processes()
-
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modpol/orgs/base.lua b/modpol/orgs/base.lua
index 1a975a6..2b8fbf5 100644
--- a/modpol/orgs/base.lua
+++ b/modpol/orgs/base.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function temp_org()
         policies = {},
         processes = {},
         requests = {},
+        pending = {},
         members = {},
         parent = nil,
         children = {}
diff --git a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
index 9b405ba..4cd9012 100644
--- a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
+++ b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ function modpol.orgs:create_process(process_type, request_id)
         return
     end
 
-    -- retrieving requested module
-    local module = modpol.modules[process_type]
-    local new_process = module:new_process(request_id, self.id)
-
     -- linear search for empty process slots (lazy deletion)
     for k, v in ipairs(self.processes) do
         if v == 'deleted' then
@@ -28,17 +24,60 @@ function modpol.orgs:create_process(process_type, request_id)
     local index
     -- attempts to fill empty spots in list, otherwise appends to end
     if empty_index then
-        self.processes[empty_index] = new_process
         index = empty_index
     else
-        table.insert(self.processes, new_process)
-        index = #self.processes
+        index = #self.processes + 1
     end
 
-    new_process.id = index
+    -- retrieving requested module
+    local module = modpol.modules[process_type]
+    local new_process = module:new_process(index, request_id, self.id)
+
+    self.processes[index] = new_process
+
     return index
 end
 
+-- ===========================
+-- adds a new pending action to the org's table
+function modpol.orgs:add_pending_action(process_id, user, action)
+    -- adds tables if they don't exist already
+    self.pending[user] = self.pending[user] or {}
+    self.pending[user][process_id] =  self.pending[user][process_id] or {}
+
+    -- inserting actual action
+    table.insert(self.pending[user][process_id], action)
+    modpol.ocutil.log("Added pending action '" .. action .. "' to " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
+end
+
+-- ========================
+-- removes a pending action from the org's table
+function modpol.orgs:remove_pending_action(process_id, user, action)
+    -- cautiously checks if pending action exists before removing it
+    if self.pending[user] then
+        if self.pending[user][process_id] then
+            -- searching for action to remove
+            for i, a in pairs(self.pending[user][process_id]) do
+                if a == action then
+                    self.pending[user][process_id][i] = nil
+                    modpol.ocutil.log("Removed pending action '" .. action .. "' from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
+                    return
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    modpol.ocutil.log("Could not remove pending action '" .. action .. "' from " .. user .. " in process #" .. process_id)
+end
+
+-- =====================
+-- removes all pending actions for a given process id from all users
+function modpol.orgs:wipe_pending_actions(process_id)
+    for user in pairs(self.pending) do
+        self.pending[user][process_id] = nil
+    end
+    modpol.ocutil.log("Removed all pending actions for process #" .. process_id)
+end
+
 -- ===========================
 -- compares to requests to see if they are identical
 function modpol.orgs.comp_req(req1, req2)
diff --git a/modpol/tests/org_req_test.lua b/modpol/tests/org_req_test.lua
index 000e617..b65c61b 100644
--- a/modpol/tests/org_req_test.lua
+++ b/modpol/tests/org_req_test.lua
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ new_request = {
     params = {"new_org"}
 }
 
-request_id = modpol.instance:make_request(new_request)
 
 modpol.instance:add_member('luke')
 modpol.instance:add_member('josh')
 modpol.instance:add_member('nathan')
 
+request_id = modpol.instance:make_request(new_request)
+
 for id, process in ipairs(modpol.instance.processes) do
-    process:approve('luke', true)
+    -- process:approve('luke', true)
     process:approve('josh', true)
 end