diff --git a/res/include/img/background_patterns/checker_vote.png b/res/include/img/background_patterns/checker_vote.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4da4d44
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/include/img/background_patterns/checker_vote.png differ
diff --git a/webcontroller/templates.go b/webcontroller/templates.go
index ea06744..707bd46 100644
--- a/webcontroller/templates.go
+++ b/webcontroller/templates.go
@@ -204,10 +204,19 @@ func (tm *TemplateManager) Get() *template.Template {
 // Template functions. These can be called from within the template to execute
 // more specialized actions
 
+const (
+	electionStart = 1615935600
+	electionEnd   = 1616022000
+)
+
 func (tm *TemplateManager) bgPattern() template.URL {
 	var now = time.Now()
+	var epoch = now.Unix()
 	var file string
-	if now.Weekday() == time.Wednesday && now.UnixNano()%10 == 0 {
+
+	if epoch > electionStart && epoch < electionEnd {
+		file = "checker_vote.png"
+	} else if now.Weekday() == time.Wednesday && now.UnixNano()%10 == 0 {
 		file = "checker_wednesday.png"
 	} else {
 		file = fmt.Sprintf("checker%d.png", now.UnixNano()%17)