From 1d7395e121e0d4cba7239a40ea50fa0d1c8b40e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cottongin <cottongin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 21:05:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: clear stale pollEndingAt state when starting a new poll

After a countdown-based poll end, pollEndingAt could remain set as a
stale value during the optimistic update in handleStartPolling, causing
the new poll to briefly render in the "Poll Ending" state with 0:00.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
---
 frontend/src/pages/Picker.jsx | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Picker.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Picker.jsx
index cc44d99..e66b4fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Picker.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Picker.jsx
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ function Picker() {
     pollStartedAtRef.current = new Date().toISOString();
     setPollActive(true);
     setPollResult(null);
+    setPollEndingAt(null);
+    setShowEndPollOptions(false);
     try {
       await api.post(`/sessions/${activeSession.id}/voting/start`);
     } catch (err) {