diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/constraints.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/constraints.rs
index da75548..61c4cb6 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/constraints.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/constraints.rs
@@ -20,4 +20,16 @@ pub trait NIZKVerifierGadget<N: NIZK, ConstraintF: Field> {
         CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
         I: Iterator<Item = &'a T>,
         T: 'a + ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> + ?Sized;
+
+    fn conditional_check_verify<'a, CS, I, T>(
+        cs: CS,
+        verification_key: &Self::VerificationKeyGadget,
+        input: I,
+        proof: &Self::ProofGadget,
+        condition: &Boolean,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
+    where
+        CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
+        I: Iterator<Item = &'a T>,
+        T: 'a + ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> + ?Sized;
 }
diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
index 6e9b523..6f09608 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
@@ -109,10 +109,31 @@ where
     type ProofGadget = ProofGadget<PairingE, ConstraintF, P>;
 
     fn check_verify<'a, CS, I, T>(
+        cs: CS,
+        vk: &Self::VerificationKeyGadget,
+        public_inputs: I,
+        proof: &Self::ProofGadget,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
+    where
+        CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
+        I: Iterator<Item = &'a T>,
+        T: 'a + ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> + ?Sized,
+    {
+        <Self as NIZKVerifierGadget<Gm17<PairingE, C, V>, ConstraintF>>::conditional_check_verify(
+            cs,
+            vk,
+            public_inputs,
+            proof,
+            &Boolean::constant(true),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn conditional_check_verify<'a, CS, I, T>(
         mut cs: CS,
         vk: &Self::VerificationKeyGadget,
         mut public_inputs: I,
         proof: &Self::ProofGadget,
+        condition: &Boolean,
     ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
     where
         CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
@@ -189,8 +210,8 @@ where
         let test2 = P::final_exponentiation(cs.ns(|| "Final Exp 2"), &test2_exp)?;
 
         let one = P::GTGadget::one(cs.ns(|| "GT One"))?;
-        test1.enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 1"), &one)?;
-        test2.enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 2"), &one)?;
+        test1.conditional_enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 1"), &one, condition)?;
+        test2.conditional_enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 2"), &one, condition)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/mod.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/mod.rs
index 82c312c..290add9 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/mod.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/mod.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine, C: ConstraintSynthesizer<E::Fr>, V: ToConstraintField<E::
 {
     type Circuit = C;
     type AssignedCircuit = C;
+    type VerifierInput = V;
     type ProvingParameters = Parameters<E>;
     type VerificationParameters = VerifyingKey<E>;
     type PreparedVerificationParameters = PreparedVerifyingKey<E>;
-    type VerifierInput = V;
     type Proof = Proof<E>;
 
     fn setup<R: Rng>(
diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/constraints.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/constraints.rs
index 9b8144c..49e07d7 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/constraints.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/constraints.rs
@@ -110,10 +110,31 @@ where
     type ProofGadget = ProofGadget<PairingE, ConstraintF, P>;
 
     fn check_verify<'a, CS, I, T>(
+        cs: CS,
+        vk: &Self::VerificationKeyGadget,
+        public_inputs: I,
+        proof: &Self::ProofGadget,
+    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
+    where
+        CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
+        I: Iterator<Item = &'a T>,
+        T: 'a + ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> + ?Sized,
+    {
+        <Self as NIZKVerifierGadget<Groth16<PairingE, C, V>, ConstraintF>>::conditional_check_verify(
+            cs,
+            vk,
+            public_inputs,
+            proof,
+            &Boolean::constant(true),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn conditional_check_verify<'a, CS, I, T>(
         mut cs: CS,
         vk: &Self::VerificationKeyGadget,
         mut public_inputs: I,
         proof: &Self::ProofGadget,
+        condition: &Boolean,
     ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
     where
         CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
@@ -161,7 +182,7 @@ where
 
         let test = P::final_exponentiation(cs.ns(|| "Final Exp"), &test_exp).unwrap();
 
-        test.enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 1"), &pvk.alpha_g1_beta_g2)?;
+        test.conditional_enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| "Test 1"), &pvk.alpha_g1_beta_g2, condition)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/mod.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/mod.rs
index 44faec9..c4d6f05 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/mod.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/groth16/mod.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine, C: ConstraintSynthesizer<E::Fr>, V: ToConstraintField<E::
 {
     type Circuit = C;
     type AssignedCircuit = C;
+    type VerifierInput = V;
     type ProvingParameters = Parameters<E>;
     type VerificationParameters = VerifyingKey<E>;
     type PreparedVerificationParameters = PreparedVerifyingKey<E>;
-    type VerifierInput = V;
     type Proof = Proof<E>;
 
     fn setup<R: Rng>(
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
index 23a205f..70759d1 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
@@ -549,6 +549,22 @@ impl Boolean {
         Ok(cur)
     }
 
+    pub fn kary_or<ConstraintF, CS>(mut cs: CS, bits: &[Self]) -> Result<Self, SynthesisError>
+    where
+        ConstraintF: Field,
+        CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
+    {
+        assert!(!bits.is_empty());
+        let mut bits = bits.iter();
+
+        let mut cur: Self = *bits.next().unwrap();
+        for (i, next) in bits.enumerate() {
+            cur = Boolean::or(cs.ns(|| format!("OR {}", i)), &cur, next)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(cur)
+    }
+
     /// Asserts that at least one operand is false.
     pub fn enforce_nand<ConstraintF, CS>(mut cs: CS, bits: &[Self]) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
     where
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
index 3829d8b..6bb4747 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> for Vec<Boolean> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<ConstraintF: Field> ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> for UInt8 {
+    fn to_bits<CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>>(
+        &self,
+        _cs: CS,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Boolean>, SynthesisError> {
+        Ok(self.into_bits_le())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<ConstraintF: Field> ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> for [UInt8] {
     fn to_bits<CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>>(
         &self,
@@ -71,6 +80,19 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> for [UInt8] {
     }
 }
 
+impl<ConstraintF: Field> ToBitsGadget<ConstraintF> for Vec<UInt8> {
+    fn to_bits<CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>>(
+        &self,
+        _cs: CS,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Boolean>, SynthesisError> {
+        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(&self.len() * 8);
+        for byte in self {
+            result.extend_from_slice(&byte.into_bits_le());
+        }
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait ToBytesGadget<ConstraintF: Field> {
     /// Outputs a canonical byte-wise representation of `self`.
     ///