diff --git a/cli/wallet/validator.go b/cli/wallet/validator.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cb0eb8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/wallet/validator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package wallet
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/flags"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/options"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/client"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/emit"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/opcode"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func newValidatorCommands() []cli.Command {
+	return []cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:      "vote",
+			Usage:     "vote for a validator",
+			UsageText: "vote -w <path> -r <rpc> [-s <timeout>] [-g gas] -a <addr> -c <public key>",
+			Action:    handleVote,
+			Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
+				walletPathFlag,
+				gasFlag,
+				flags.AddressFlag{
+					Name:  "address, a",
+					Usage: "Address to vote from",
+				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "candidate, c",
+					Usage: "Public key of candidate to vote for",
+				},
+			}, options.RPC...),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func handleVote(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	wall, err := openWallet(ctx.String("wallet"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
+	}
+
+	addrFlag := ctx.Generic("address").(*flags.Address)
+	addr := addrFlag.Uint160()
+	acc := wall.GetAccount(addr)
+	if acc == nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("can't find account for the address: %s", addrFlag), 1)
+	}
+
+	var pub *keys.PublicKey
+	pubStr := ctx.String("candidate")
+	if pubStr != "" {
+		pub, err = keys.NewPublicKeyFromString(pubStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("invalid public key: '%s'", pubStr), 1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	gctx, cancel := options.GetTimeoutContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	c, err := options.GetRPCClient(gctx, ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var pubArg interface{}
+	if pub != nil {
+		pubArg = pub.Bytes()
+	}
+
+	gas := flags.Fixed8FromContext(ctx, "gas")
+	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	emit.AppCallWithOperationAndArgs(w.BinWriter, client.NeoContractHash, "vote", addr.BytesBE(), pubArg)
+	emit.Opcode(w.BinWriter, opcode.ASSERT)
+
+	tx, err := c.CreateTxFromScript(w.Bytes(), acc, int64(gas))
+	if err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
+	}
+
+	if pass, err := readPassword("Password > "); err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
+	} else if err := acc.Decrypt(pass); err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
+	}
+
+	if err = acc.SignTx(tx); err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("can't sign tx: %v", err), 1)
+	}
+
+	res, err := c.SendRawTransaction(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(res.StringLE())
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cli/wallet/wallet.go b/cli/wallet/wallet.go
index c71a9f7b7..4b956beb7 100644
--- a/cli/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/cli/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/cli/options"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/rpc/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/emit"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/opcode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/wallet"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
@@ -191,22 +187,9 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 				Subcommands: newNEP5Commands(),
 			},
 			{
-				Name:      "vote",
-				Usage:     "vote for a validator",
-				UsageText: "vote -w <path> -r <rpc> [-t <timeout>] [-g gas] -a <addr> -k <public key>",
-				Action:    handleVote,
-				Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-					walletPathFlag,
-					gasFlag,
-					flags.AddressFlag{
-						Name:  "addr, a",
-						Usage: "Address to vote from",
-					},
-					cli.StringFlag{
-						Name:  "key, k",
-						Usage: "Public key of candidate to vote for",
-					},
-				}, options.RPC...),
+				Name:        "candidate",
+				Usage:       "work with candidates",
+				Subcommands: newValidatorCommands(),
 			},
 		},
 	}}
@@ -535,69 +518,6 @@ func createWallet(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func handleVote(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	wall, err := openWallet(ctx.String("wallet"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	addrFlag := ctx.Generic("addr").(*flags.Address)
-	addr := addrFlag.Uint160()
-	acc := wall.GetAccount(addr)
-	if acc == nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("can't find account for the address: %s", addrFlag), 1)
-	}
-
-	var pub *keys.PublicKey
-	pubStr := ctx.String("key")
-	if pubStr != "" {
-		pub, err = keys.NewPublicKeyFromString(pubStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("invalid public key: '%s'", pubStr), 1)
-		}
-	}
-
-	gctx, cancel := options.GetTimeoutContext(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	c, err := options.GetRPCClient(gctx, ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var pubArg interface{}
-	if pub != nil {
-		pubArg = pub.Bytes()
-	}
-
-	gas := flags.Fixed8FromContext(ctx, "gas")
-	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
-	emit.AppCallWithOperationAndArgs(w.BinWriter, client.NeoContractHash, "vote", addr.BytesBE(), pubArg)
-	emit.Opcode(w.BinWriter, opcode.ASSERT)
-
-	tx, err := c.CreateTxFromScript(w.Bytes(), acc, int64(gas))
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	if pass, err := readPassword("Password > "); err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
-	} else if err := acc.Decrypt(pass); err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	if err = acc.SignTx(tx); err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("can't sign tx: %v", err), 1)
-	}
-
-	res, err := c.SendRawTransaction(tx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
-	}
-	fmt.Println(res.StringLE())
-	return nil
-}
-
 func readAccountInfo() (string, string, error) {
 	buf := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	fmt.Print("Enter the name of the account > ")