diff --git a/api/accounts.go b/api/accounts.go
index 7de92ac00..f0d552b58 100644
--- a/api/accounts.go
+++ b/api/accounts.go
@@ -367,7 +367,16 @@ func (a *API) accountElectionsListByPageHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprou
 		return ErrMissingParameter
 	}
 
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyElectionsList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // accountElectionsListByStatusAndPageHandler
@@ -398,7 +407,16 @@ func (a *API) accountElectionsListByStatusAndPageHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx
 		return ErrMissingParameter
 	}
 
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyElectionsList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // accountElectionsCountHandler
diff --git a/api/elections.go b/api/elections.go
index 89b4d7411..f5f8a22e0 100644
--- a/api/elections.go
+++ b/api/elections.go
@@ -169,7 +169,16 @@ func (a *API) electionListByFilterAndPageHandler(msg *apirest.APIdata, ctx *http
 		return ErrMissingParameter
 	}
 
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyElectionsList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // electionListByFilterHandler
@@ -191,7 +200,16 @@ func (a *API) electionListByFilterHandler(msg *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter.
 		return ErrCantParseDataAsJSON.WithErr(err)
 	}
 
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyElectionsList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // electionListByPageHandler
@@ -213,7 +231,17 @@ func (a *API) electionListByPageHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter.HTTP
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyElectionsList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // electionListHandler
@@ -251,21 +279,26 @@ func (a *API) electionListHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter.HTTPContex
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return a.sendElectionList(ctx, params)
+
+	list, err := a.electionList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
-// sendElectionList produces a filtered, paginated ElectionsList,
-// and sends it marshalled over ctx.Send
+// electionList produces a filtered, paginated ElectionsList.
 //
 // Errors returned are always of type APIerror.
-func (a *API) sendElectionList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *ElectionParams) error {
+func (a *API) electionList(params *ElectionParams) (*ElectionsList, error) {
 	if params.OrganizationID != "" && !a.indexer.EntityExists(params.OrganizationID) {
-		return ErrOrgNotFound
+		return nil, ErrOrgNotFound
 	}
 
 	status, err := parseStatus(params.Status)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	eids, total, err := a.indexer.ProcessList(
@@ -285,12 +318,12 @@ func (a *API) sendElectionList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *ElectionPara
 		params.EndDateBefore,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ErrIndexerQueryFailed.WithErr(err)
+		return nil, ErrIndexerQueryFailed.WithErr(err)
 	}
 
 	pagination, err := calculatePagination(params.Page, params.Limit, total)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	list := &ElectionsList{
@@ -300,11 +333,11 @@ func (a *API) sendElectionList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *ElectionPara
 	for _, eid := range eids {
 		e, err := a.indexer.ProcessInfo(eid)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ErrCantFetchElection.Withf("(%x): %v", eid, err)
+			return nil, ErrCantFetchElection.Withf("(%x): %v", eid, err)
 		}
 		list.Elections = append(list.Elections, a.electionSummary(e))
 	}
-	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
+	return list, nil
 }
 
 // electionHandler
@@ -483,7 +516,16 @@ func (a *API) electionVotesListByPageHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return a.sendVotesList(ctx, params)
+	list, err := a.votesList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		// keep legacy behaviour of sending an empty list rather than a 404
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrPageNotFound) {
+			return marshalAndSend(ctx, emptyVotesList())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
 // electionScrutinyHandler
diff --git a/api/legacy.go b/api/legacy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..436ea1531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/legacy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package api
+
+//
+// Legacy lists used to return an empty list (instead of null or an error)
+//
+
+func emptyElectionsList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"elections"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyOrganizationsList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"organizations"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyVotesList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"votes"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyTransactionsList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"transactions"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyFeesList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"fees"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyTransfersList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"transfers"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
+
+func emptyAccountsList() any {
+	return struct {
+		List []any `json:"accounts"`
+	}{
+		List: []any{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/vote.go b/api/vote.go
index 33322b103..5fccccd5f 100644
--- a/api/vote.go
+++ b/api/vote.go
@@ -218,16 +218,22 @@ func (a *API) votesListHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return a.sendVotesList(ctx, params)
+
+	list, err := a.votesList(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
 }
 
-// sendVotesList produces a filtered, paginated VotesList,
+// votesList produces a filtered, paginated VotesList,
 // and sends it marshalled over ctx.Send
 //
 // Errors returned are always of type APIerror.
-func (a *API) sendVotesList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *VoteParams) error {
+func (a *API) votesList(params *VoteParams) (*VotesList, error) {
 	if params.ElectionID != "" && !a.indexer.ProcessExists(params.ElectionID) {
-		return ErrElectionNotFound
+		return nil, ErrElectionNotFound
 	}
 
 	votes, total, err := a.indexer.VoteList(
@@ -237,12 +243,12 @@ func (a *API) sendVotesList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *VoteParams) err
 		"",
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ErrIndexerQueryFailed.WithErr(err)
+		return nil, ErrIndexerQueryFailed.WithErr(err)
 	}
 
 	pagination, err := calculatePagination(params.Page, params.Limit, total)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	list := &VotesList{
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ func (a *API) sendVotesList(ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext, params *VoteParams) err
 			TransactionIndex: &vote.TxIndex,
 		})
 	}
-	return marshalAndSend(ctx, list)
+	return list, nil
 }
 
 // parseVoteParams returns an VoteParams filled with the passed params