1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/internal/vote.go b/internal/vote.go
index 3aadd53..b2db2d9 100644
--- a/internal/vote.go
+++ b/internal/vote.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const voteExpiry = 20 * time.Second
+
 type vote struct {
-	from string
-	ids  []string
-	time time.Time
+	from      string
+	ids       []string
+	expiresAt time.Time
 }
 
 func newVote(config config, from, message string) vote {
@@ -22,5 +24,10 @@ func newVote(config config, from, message string) vote {
 		ids = append(ids, id)
 	}
 
-	return vote{stripPort(from), ids, time.Now()}
+	return vote{stripPort(from), ids, time.Now().Add(voteExpiry)}
+}
+
+func (v vote) expired() bool {
+	now := time.Now()
+	return now.After(v.expiresAt) || now.Equal(v.expiresAt)
 }