diff --git a/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service.ts
index ffe2d1574..158b8626d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class MotionRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewMotion, Motion>
      */
     protected createViewModel(motion: Motion): ViewMotion {
         const category = this.viewModelStoreService.get(ViewCategory, motion.category_id);
-        const submitters = this.viewModelStoreService.getMany(ViewUser, motion.submitters_id);
+        const submitters = this.viewModelStoreService.getMany(ViewUser, motion.sorted_submitters_id);
         const supporters = this.viewModelStoreService.getMany(ViewUser, motion.supporters_id);
         const workflow = this.viewModelStoreService.get(ViewWorkflow, motion.workflow_id);
         const item = this.viewModelStoreService.get(ViewItem, motion.agenda_item_id);
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/models/motions/motion.ts b/client/src/app/shared/models/motions/motion.ts
index 01645192a..9ea666dfb 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/models/motions/motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/models/motions/motion.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class Motion extends BaseModel {
     /**
      * returns the motion submitters user ids
      */
-    public get submitters_id(): number[] {
+    public get sorted_submitters_id(): number[] {
         return this.submitters
             .sort((a: MotionSubmitter, b: MotionSubmitter) => {
                 return a.weight - b.weight;
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-create-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-create-motion.ts
index 293bb40dc..ef17d1eb2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-create-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-create-motion.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class ViewCreateMotion extends ViewMotion {
     }
 
     public get submitters_id(): number[] {
-        return this.motion ? this.motion.submitters_id : null;
+        return this.motion ? this.motion.sorted_submitters_id : null;
     }
 
     public set submitters(users: ViewUser[]) {
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
index 14bc08797..7c235199a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ export class ViewMotion extends BaseAgendaViewModel implements Searchable {
         return this._submitters;
     }
 
-    public get submitters_id(): number[] {
-        return this.motion.submitters_id;
+    public get sorted_submitters_id(): number[] {
+        return this.motion.sorted_submitters_id;
     }
 
     public get supporters(): ViewUser[] {
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-multiselect.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-multiselect.service.ts
index e9e335e3e..58e603ea7 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-multiselect.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-multiselect.service.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, this.userRepo.getViewModelList(), true, choices);
         if (selectedChoice && selectedChoice.action === choices[0]) {
             const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
-                let submitterIds = [...motion.submitters_id, ...(selectedChoice.items as number[])];
+                let submitterIds = [...motion.sorted_submitters_id, ...(selectedChoice.items as number[])];
                 submitterIds = submitterIds.filter((id, index, self) => self.indexOf(id) === index); // remove duplicates
                 return {
                     id: motion.id,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         } else if (selectedChoice && selectedChoice.action === choices[1]) {
             const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
                 const submitterIdsToRemove = selectedChoice.items as number[];
-                const submitterIds = motion.submitters_id.filter(id => !submitterIdsToRemove.includes(id));
+                const submitterIds = motion.sorted_submitters_id.filter(id => !submitterIdsToRemove.includes(id));
                 return {
                     id: motion.id,
                     submitters: submitterIds