diff --git a/app/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts b/app/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
index 3b333d56..e98c1c6a 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ export class AuthController {
     return this.authService.resetPassword(resetPasswordDto);
   }
 
-  @UseGuards(AuthGuard, VerificationGuard)
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
   @Get('me')
   getMe(@Req() request: any) {
     return this.authService.getMe(request.user.id);
   }
+
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard, VerificationGuard)
+  @Get('verified-me')
+  getVerifiedMe(@Req() request: any) {
+    return this.authService.getMe(request.user.id);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/backend/src/poll/dto/create-poll.dto.ts b/app/backend/src/poll/dto/create-poll.dto.ts
index b0477b87..2cce5cc6 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/poll/dto/create-poll.dto.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/poll/dto/create-poll.dto.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { IsArray, IsNotEmpty, IsString, IsUUID } from 'class-validator';
-import { Option } from '../../option/entities/option.entity';
-import { Tag } from '../../tag/entities/tag.entity';
-import { User } from '../../user/entities/user.entity';
 
 export class CreatePollDto {
-  @ApiProperty({
-    example: '3dac5059-03bf-45a2-b0ed-273c75aafedc',
-  })
-  @IsNotEmpty()
-  @IsUUID()
-  creator: User;
-
   @ApiProperty({
     example:
       'Who will be the champion of the Turkish Football Super League in the 2023-2024 Season?',
diff --git a/app/backend/src/poll/entities/poll.entity.ts b/app/backend/src/poll/entities/poll.entity.ts
index 03c8c22b..5c235452 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/poll/entities/poll.entity.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/poll/entities/poll.entity.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ export class Poll {
   @JoinColumn() // Specifying the foreign key column
   creator: Relation<User>;
 
-  //@ManyToOne(() => User) // Establishing the many-to-one relationship
-  //@JoinColumn({ name: 'id' })
-  @Column({ nullable: true })
-  moderator: string;
-
   @ManyToMany(() => Tag)
   @JoinTable()
   tags: Relation<Tag[]>;
diff --git a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.controller.ts b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.controller.ts
index 6fc7876f..b91af3f1 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.controller.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.controller.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,27 @@ import {
   Param,
   Delete,
   ParseUUIDPipe,
+  UseGuards,
+  Req,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PollService } from './poll.service';
 import { CreatePollDto } from './dto/create-poll.dto';
+import { ApiBearerAuth } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { AuthGuard } from '../auth/guards/auth.guard';
+import { VerificationGuard } from '../auth/guards/verification.guard';
 
+@ApiBearerAuth()
 @Controller('poll')
 export class PollController {
   constructor(private readonly pollService: PollService) {}
 
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard, VerificationGuard)
   @Post()
-  create(@Body() createPollDto: CreatePollDto) {
-    return this.pollService.createPoll(createPollDto);
+  create(@Body() createPollDto: CreatePollDto, @Req() request: any) {
+    return this.pollService.createPoll({
+      ...createPollDto,
+      creator: request.user.id,
+    });
   }
 
   @Get()
diff --git a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.module.ts b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.module.ts
index f6c9095f..4e310842 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.module.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.module.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import { Poll } from './entities/poll.entity';
 import { Option } from '../option/entities/option.entity'; // Import Option entity
 import { Tag } from '../tag/entities/tag.entity'; // Import Tag entity
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { UserService } from '../user/user.service';
+import { User } from '../user/entities/user.entity';
 
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Poll, Option, Tag])],
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Poll, Option, Tag, User])],
   controllers: [PollController],
-  providers: [PollService],
+  providers: [PollService, UserService],
   exports: [PollService],
 })
 export class PollModule {}
diff --git a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.service.ts b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.service.ts
index 798e5f21..2210405e 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/poll/poll.service.ts
+++ b/app/backend/src/poll/poll.service.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ export class PollService {
     @InjectRepository(Tag) private readonly tagRepository: Repository<Tag>,
   ) {}
 
-  public async createPoll(createPollDto: CreatePollDto): Promise<Poll> {
+  public async createPoll(createPollDto: any): Promise<Poll> {
     const poll = new Poll();
     poll.question = createPollDto.question;
     poll.creator = createPollDto.creator;
-    poll.moderator = 'moderator';
-
-    // Save the poll first to generate the ID
+    poll.due_date = createPollDto.due_date;
     const savedPoll = await this.pollRepository.save(poll);
 
-    // Create and associate options with the saved poll
     const options = createPollDto.options.map((option) => {
       const newOption = new Option();
       newOption.answer = option;
@@ -32,11 +29,8 @@ export class PollService {
       return newOption;
     });
 
-    // Save the options
     await this.optionRepository.save(options);
 
-    // If you want to associate tags with the poll, you can do it here
-    // Assuming createPollDto.tags is an array of tag names
     const tags = await Promise.all(
       createPollDto.tags.map(async (tagName) => {
         let tag = await this.tagRepository.findOneBy({ name: tagName });
@@ -51,10 +45,8 @@ export class PollService {
       }),
     );
 
-    // Associate tags with the poll
     savedPoll.tags = tags;
 
-    // Save the poll again to update the associations
     return await this.pollRepository.save(savedPoll);
   }