diff --git a/modpol/api.lua b/modpol/api.lua
index 9565302..2b11371 100644
--- a/modpol/api.lua
+++ b/modpol/api.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ dofile (localdir .. "/users/users.lua")
 --orgs
 dofile (localdir .. "/orgs/base.lua")
 dofile (localdir .. "/orgs/requests.lua")
+dofile (localdir .. "/orgs/consent.lua")
+dofile (localdir .. "/orgs/defer_to.lua")
 
 --interactions
 dofile (localdir .. "/interactions/interactions.lua")
 
 --modules
-dofile (localdir .. "/modules/consent.lua")
+dofile (loaldir .. "/modules/join_org.lua")
+dofile (loaldir .. "/modules/remove_org.lua")
+dofile (loaldir .. "/modules/child_org.lua")
diff --git a/modpol/modpol.lua b/modpol/modpol.lua
index 844c34a..21a63b2 100644
--- a/modpol/modpol.lua
+++ b/modpol/modpol.lua
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@ dofile (modpol.storage_file_path)
 modpol.load_storage()
 
 -- ===================================================================
--- ModPol core features
+-- Modpol core features
 
 dofile (topdir .. "/api.lua")
 
+-- ===================================================================
+-- Modpol modules
+
+modpol.modules = modpol.modules or {}
+
+-- TKTK need to specify modules to include
 
 -- ===================================================================
 -- Final checks
diff --git a/modpol/modules/consent.lua b/modpol/modules/consent.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cbcbf8..0000000
--- a/modpol/modules/consent.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-modpol.modules = modpol.modules or {}
-
-modpol.modules.consent = {}
-
--- sets consent to its own callback
-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,
-        majority_to_pass = 0.51,
-        votes_needed = nil,
-        votes_yes = {},
-        votes_no = {}
-    }
-end
-
--- ===============================================
--- function to create a new consent process to resolve a pending process
-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 #' .. id .. ' for request id #' .. request_id)
-
-    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)
-    end
-
-    process.votes_needed = math.ceil(process.majority_to_pass * p_org:get_member_count())
-
-    return process
-end
-
--- ============================
--- interact function for the consent module
--- input: user (string)
-function modpol.modules.consent:interact(user)
-   -- TODO this needs more context on the vote at hand
-   modpol.interactions.binary_poll_user(
-      user, "Do you consent?",
-      function(vote)
-         if vote == 'Yes' then
-            self:approve(user, true)
-         elseif vote == 'No' then
-            self:approve(user, false)
-         end
-   end)
-end
-
--- ======================================================
--- function for users to vote on a pending request
-function modpol.modules.consent:approve(user, decision)
-   if not modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id):has_member(user) then
-       modpol.ocutil.log('Error in consent:approve -> user not a member of the org')
-       return
-    end
-
-    if decision then
-        table.insert(self.votes_yes, user)
-        modpol.ocutil.log('User ' .. user .. ' voted yes on request #' .. self.request_id)
-    else
-        table.insert(self.votes_no, user)
-        modpol.ocutil.log('User ' .. user .. ' voted no on request #' .. self.request_id)
-    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)
-
-    self:update_status()
-end
-
--- ===================================================
--- determines whether process has finished and resolves request if it has (unfinished)
-function modpol.modules.consent:update_status()
-    local process_org = modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id)
-    
-    if #self.votes_yes >= self.votes_needed then
-        modpol.ocutil.log('Request #' .. self.request_id .. ' passes')
-        process_org:resolve_request(self.request_id, true)
-    elseif #self.votes_no >= self.votes_needed then
-        modpol.ocutil.log('Request #' .. self.request_id .. ' fails to pass')
-        process_org:resolve_request(self.request_id, false)
-    else
-        modpol.ocutil.log('Waiting for more votes...')
-    end
-end
diff --git a/modpol/modules/defer_to.lua b/modpol/modules/defer_to.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000