diff --git a/src/Governance.sol b/src/Governance.sol
index b9f426fc..9502fa37 100644
--- a/src/Governance.sol
+++ b/src/Governance.sol
@@ -248,8 +248,19 @@ contract Governance is Multicall, UserProxyFactory, ReentrancyGuard, IGovernance
     }
 
     /// @inheritdoc IGovernance
-    function calculateVotingThreshold() public view returns (uint256) {
-        uint256 snapshotVotes = votesSnapshot.votes;
+    function getLatestVotingThreshold() public view returns (uint256) {
+        uint256 snapshotVotes = votesSnapshot.votes; /// @audit technically can be out of synch
+
+        return calculateVotingThreshold(snapshotVotes);
+    }
+
+    function calculateVotingThreshold() public returns (uint256) {
+        (VoteSnapshot memory snapshot, ) = _snapshotVotes();
+
+        return calculateVotingThreshold(snapshot.votes);
+    }
+
+    function calculateVotingThreshold(uint256 snapshotVotes) public view returns (uint256) {
         if (snapshotVotes == 0) return 0;
 
         uint256 minVotes; // to reach MIN_CLAIM: snapshotVotes * MIN_CLAIM / boldAccrued
@@ -359,6 +370,10 @@ contract Governance is Multicall, UserProxyFactory, ReentrancyGuard, IGovernance
         (VoteSnapshot memory votesSnapshot_,) = _snapshotVotes();
         (InitiativeVoteSnapshot memory votesForInitiativeSnapshot_, InitiativeState memory initiativeState) = _snapshotVotesForInitiative(_initiative);
 
+        return getInitiativeState(_initiative, votesSnapshot_, votesForInitiativeSnapshot_, initiativeState);
+    }
+
+    function getInitiativeState(address _initiative, VoteSnapshot memory votesSnapshot_, InitiativeVoteSnapshot memory votesForInitiativeSnapshot_, InitiativeState memory initiativeState) public view returns (InitiativeStatus status, uint16 lastEpochClaim, uint256 claimableAmount) {
         lastEpochClaim = initiativeStates[_initiative].lastEpochClaim;
 
         // == Already Claimed Condition == //
@@ -368,12 +383,13 @@ contract Governance is Multicall, UserProxyFactory, ReentrancyGuard, IGovernance
         }
 
         // == Disabled Condition == //
-        // TODO: If a initiative is disabled, we return false and the last epoch claim
+        // If a initiative is disabled, we return false and the last epoch claim
         if(registeredInitiatives[_initiative] == UNREGISTERED_INITIATIVE) {
-            return (InitiativeStatus.DISABLED, lastEpochClaim, 0); /// @audit By definition it must have zero rewards
+            return (InitiativeStatus.DISABLED, lastEpochClaim, 0); /// By definition it has zero rewards
         }
 
-        uint256 votingTheshold = calculateVotingThreshold();
+        // NOTE: Pass the snapshot value so we get accurate result
+        uint256 votingTheshold = calculateVotingThreshold(votesSnapshot_.votes);
 
         // If it's voted and can get rewards
         // Votes > calculateVotingThreshold
@@ -450,7 +466,6 @@ contract Governance is Multicall, UserProxyFactory, ReentrancyGuard, IGovernance
 
         (, GlobalState memory state) = _snapshotVotes();
 
-        uint256 votingThreshold = calculateVotingThreshold();
         uint16 currentEpoch = epoch();
 
         UserState memory userState = userStates[msg.sender];
diff --git a/src/interfaces/IGovernance.sol b/src/interfaces/IGovernance.sol
index 5e0592ee..e8c3c9c1 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/IGovernance.sol
+++ b/src/interfaces/IGovernance.sol
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ interface IGovernance {
     ///   - 4% of the total voting LQTY in the previous epoch
     ///   - or the minimum number of votes necessary to claim at least MIN_CLAIM BOLD
     /// @return votingThreshold Voting threshold
-    function calculateVotingThreshold() external view returns (uint256 votingThreshold);
+    function getLatestVotingThreshold() external view returns (uint256 votingThreshold);
 
     /// @notice Snapshots votes for the previous epoch and accrues funds for the current epoch
     /// @param _initiative Address of the initiative
diff --git a/test/Governance.t.sol b/test/Governance.t.sol
index 84846c8f..f3a922c3 100644
--- a/test/Governance.t.sol
+++ b/test/Governance.t.sol
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         governance.lqtyToVotes(_lqtyAmount, _currentTimestamp, _averageTimestamp);
     }
 
-    function test_calculateVotingThreshold() public {
+    function test_getLatestVotingThreshold() public {
         governance = new Governance(
             address(lqty),
             address(lusd),
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         );
 
         // is 0 when the previous epochs votes are 0
-        assertEq(governance.calculateVotingThreshold(), 0);
+        assertEq(governance.getLatestVotingThreshold(), 0);
 
         // check that votingThreshold is is high enough such that MIN_CLAIM is met
         IGovernance.VoteSnapshot memory snapshot = IGovernance.VoteSnapshot(1e18, 1);
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         vm.store(address(governance), bytes32(uint256(1)), bytes32(abi.encode(boldAccrued)));
         assertEq(governance.boldAccrued(), 1000e18);
 
-        assertEq(governance.calculateVotingThreshold(), MIN_CLAIM / 1000);
+        assertEq(governance.getLatestVotingThreshold(), MIN_CLAIM / 1000);
 
         // check that votingThreshold is 4% of votes of previous epoch
         governance = new Governance(
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         vm.store(address(governance), bytes32(uint256(1)), bytes32(abi.encode(boldAccrued)));
         assertEq(governance.boldAccrued(), 1000e18);
 
-        assertEq(governance.calculateVotingThreshold(), 10000e18 * 0.04);
+        assertEq(governance.getLatestVotingThreshold(), 10000e18 * 0.04);
     }
 
     // should not revert under any state
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         vm.store(address(governance), bytes32(uint256(1)), bytes32(abi.encode(_boldAccrued)));
         assertEq(governance.boldAccrued(), _boldAccrued);
 
-        governance.calculateVotingThreshold();
+        governance.getLatestVotingThreshold();
     }
 
     function test_registerInitiative() public {
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
             (IGovernance.VoteSnapshot memory snapshot, IGovernance.InitiativeVoteSnapshot memory initiativeVoteSnapshot1) = governance.snapshotVotesForInitiative(baseInitiative1);
             (, IGovernance.InitiativeVoteSnapshot memory initiativeVoteSnapshot2) = governance.snapshotVotesForInitiative(baseInitiative2);
 
-            uint256 threshold = governance.calculateVotingThreshold();
+            uint256 threshold = governance.getLatestVotingThreshold();
             assertLt(initiativeVoteSnapshot1.votes, threshold, "it didn't get rewards");
 
             uint256 votingPowerWithProjection = governance.lqtyToVotes(voteLQTY1, governance.epochStart() + governance.EPOCH_DURATION(), averageStakingTimestampVoteLQTY1);
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
 
             (IGovernance.VoteSnapshot memory snapshot, IGovernance.InitiativeVoteSnapshot memory initiativeVoteSnapshot1) = governance.snapshotVotesForInitiative(baseInitiative1);
 
-            uint256 threshold = governance.calculateVotingThreshold();
+            uint256 threshold = governance.getLatestVotingThreshold();
             assertLt(initiativeVoteSnapshot1.votes, threshold, "it didn't get rewards");
         }
 
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ contract GovernanceTest is Test {
         console.log("snapshot votes", votes);
         console.log("snapshot vetos", vetos);
 
-        console.log("governance.calculateVotingThreshold()", governance.calculateVotingThreshold());
+        console.log("governance.getLatestVotingThreshold()", governance.getLatestVotingThreshold());
         assertEq(governance.claimForInitiative(baseInitiative2), 0, "zero 2");
         assertEq(governance.claimForInitiative(baseInitiative2), 0, "zero 3");
 
diff --git a/test/TEST.md b/test/TEST.md
index 05f23f21..e0095552 100644
--- a/test/TEST.md
+++ b/test/TEST.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Governance:
   - should return the correct number of seconds elapsed within an epoch for a given block.timestamp
 - lqtyToVotes()
   - should not revert under any input
-- calculateVotingThreshold()
+- getLatestVotingThreshold()
   - should return a votingThreshold that's either
     - high enough such that MIN_CLAIM is met
     - 4% of the votes from the previous epoch