diff --git a/.kiro/specs/election-iomgr-refactor/tasks.md b/.kiro/specs/election-iomgr-refactor/tasks.md
index 181407b..f2c50da 100644
--- a/.kiro/specs/election-iomgr-refactor/tasks.md
+++ b/.kiro/specs/election-iomgr-refactor/tasks.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   - _Boundary: ha.c (RDHUP path)_
   - _Depends: 5.1_
 
-- [ ] 5.3 Remove bootstrap_config_if_needed and old election blocking path
+- [x] 5.3 Remove bootstrap_config_if_needed and old election blocking path
   - Delete `bootstrap_config_if_needed` call from myapp_run; delete the function body from config_repl.c if no other callers remain
   - Delete `ha_wait_for_heartbeat_or_timeout` call from myapp_run (now internal to ha_start_election_async's watchdog)
   - Delete `am_i_primary_quorum` blocking pthread loop from ha.c (keep unit-test stub in testsuite)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   - _Depends: 5.1, 5.2_
 
 - [ ] 6. Validation: tests, ASAN, and integration verification
-- [ ] 6.1 Unit tests for election timeout and committing timeout watchdogs
+- [x] 6.1 Unit tests for election timeout and committing timeout watchdogs
   - Test `election_timeout_fn`: fires `ha_elect_evaluate_and_signal` when not cancelled; no-op when `cancelled=1`
   - Test `committing_timeout_fn`: promotes to PRIMARY (degraded) when not cancelled; no-op when cancelled
   - Test `delay_task_ms` precision: 500ms task fires within ±200ms (delaymgr precision_ms = 50ms for test)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
   - _Boundary: ha.c unit tests_
   - _Depends: 1.1, 4.4_
 
-- [ ] 6.2 Unit tests for FSM gate and role-based vote denial
+- [x] 6.2 Unit tests for FSM gate and role-based vote denial
   - Test `ha_dispatch_gate`: COMMITTING allows replCatchUpDone, denies jobsubmit; ELECTING allows requestVote, denies jobsubmit
   - Test `handle_request_vote` role gate: all 5 cases (PRIMARY, COMMITTING, STANDBY+fresh, STANDBY+stale, ELECTING)
   - Test `ha_repl_ack_received`: quorum=1 of 2 peers acks → PRIMARY; 0 of 2 → stays COMMITTING