diff --git a/source/tutorial/configure-a-non-voting-replica-set-member.txt b/source/tutorial/configure-a-non-voting-replica-set-member.txt
index 96101edb60e..60291bfa500 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/configure-a-non-voting-replica-set-member.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/configure-a-non-voting-replica-set-member.txt
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ set members to be non-voting members.
 
       rs.reconfig(cfg);
 
-Place voting members so that your designated primary or primaries can
+Place voting members so that the :program:`mongod` instance or instances
+that you wish to serve as primary can
 reach a majority of votes in the event of a network partition.
 
+Use :rsconf:`members[n].priority`
+to control which members are more likely to become primary.
+
 .. include:: /includes/fact-rs-conf-array-index.rst
 
 .. include:: /includes/warning-rs-reconfig.rst
 
-In general and when possible, all members should have only 1 vote. This
-prevents intermittent ties, deadlocks, or the wrong members from
-becoming primary. Use :rsconf:`members[n].priority`
-to control which members are more likely to become primary.
 
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