diff --git a/backend/src/api/poll-vote/controllers/poll-vote.js b/backend/src/api/poll-vote/controllers/poll-vote.js
index 92e3f6a..8e82cc1 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/poll-vote/controllers/poll-vote.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/poll-vote/controllers/poll-vote.js
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ module.exports = createCoreController(
 		async create(ctx) {
 			const { data } = ctx?.request?.body;
 			const { vote_result: voteResult, poll_id: pollId } = data;
-
 			const user = ctx?.state?.user;
-
 			if (!user) {
 				return ctx.badRequest(null, 'User is required');
 			}
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = createCoreController(
 							user_id: user?.id
 						},
 						{
-							poll_Id: pollId
+							poll_id: pollId
 						}
 						]}
 					})
@@ -261,4 +259,4 @@ module.exports = createCoreController(
 			}
 		},
 	})
-);
+);
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diff --git a/backend/src/api/poll/controllers/poll.js b/backend/src/api/poll/controllers/poll.js
index 8fb9887..af5413f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/poll/controllers/poll.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/poll/controllers/poll.js
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ module.exports = createCoreController('api::poll.poll', ({ strapi }) => ({
 		{
 			return ctx.badRequest(null, 'User is not owner of this proposal');
 		}
-		
+		const currentActivePool = await strapi.entityService.findMany("api::poll.poll",{filters:{$and:[{proposal_id:data.proposal_id},{is_poll_active:true}]},limit:1});
+		if(currentActivePool.length > 0)
+		{
+			return ctx.badRequest(null, 'There is already an active pool for this proposal');
+		}
 		const newPool = await strapi.entityService.create("api::poll.poll",{data:data});
 		return this.transformResponse(newPool);
 		}