diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
index e93de5dccc..104646170d 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 	switch(ignore_category ? askuser(M,Question,"Please answer in [poll_time/10] seconds!","Yes","No","Never for this round", StealFocus=0, Timeout=poll_time) : askuser(M,Question,"Please answer in [poll_time/10] seconds!","Yes","No", StealFocus=0, Timeout=poll_time))
 		if(1)
 			to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>Choice registered: Yes.</span>")
-			if((world.time-time_passed)>poll_time)
+			if(time_passed + poll_time <= world.time)
 				to_chat(M, "<span class='danger'>Sorry, you answered too late to be considered!</span>")
 				M << 'sound/machines/buzz-sigh.ogg'
 				candidates -= M
@@ -449,15 +449,14 @@
 	for(var/mob/dead/observer/G in GLOB.player_list)
 		candidates += G
 
-	pollCandidates(Question, jobbanType, gametypeCheck, be_special_flag, poll_time, ignore_category, flashwindow, candidates)
-
-	return candidates
+	return pollCandidates(Question, jobbanType, gametypeCheck, be_special_flag, poll_time, ignore_category, flashwindow, candidates)
 
 /proc/pollCandidates(Question, jobbanType, datum/game_mode/gametypeCheck, be_special_flag = 0, poll_time = 300, ignore_category = null, flashwindow = TRUE, list/group = null)
 	var/time_passed = world.time
 	if (!Question)
 		Question = "Would you like to be a special role?"
 
+	var/list/result = list()
 	for(var/m in group)
 		var/mob/M = m
 		if(!M.key || !M.client || (ignore_category && GLOB.poll_ignore[ignore_category] && M.ckey in GLOB.poll_ignore[ignore_category]))
@@ -472,17 +471,17 @@
 			if(jobban_isbanned(M, jobbanType) || jobban_isbanned(M, "Syndicate"))
 				continue
 
-		showCandidatePollWindow(M, poll_time, Question, group, ignore_category, time_passed, flashwindow)
+		showCandidatePollWindow(M, poll_time, Question, result, ignore_category, time_passed, flashwindow)
 	sleep(poll_time)
 
 	//Check all our candidates, to make sure they didn't log off or get deleted during the wait period.
-	for(var/mob/M in group)
+	for(var/mob/M in result)
 		if(!M.key || !M.client)
-			group -= M
+			result -= M
 
-	listclearnulls(group)
+	listclearnulls(result)
 
-	return group
+	return result
 
 /proc/pollCandidatesForMob(Question, jobbanType, datum/game_mode/gametypeCheck, be_special_flag = 0, poll_time = 300, mob/M, ignore_category = null)
 	var/list/L = pollGhostCandidates(Question, jobbanType, gametypeCheck, be_special_flag, poll_time, ignore_category)