diff --git a/cmd/web/handlers.go b/cmd/web/handlers.go
index 911250e..5ad8f51 100644
--- a/cmd/web/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/handlers.go
@@ -16,29 +16,25 @@ type createElectionRequestWithValidator struct {
 
 func (app *application) createElection(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var request createElectionRequestWithValidator
-	err := app.unmarshalRequest(r, &request)
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if err := app.unmarshalRequest(r, &request); err != nil {
 		app.clientError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
-	request.CheckField(validator.NotBlank(request.Name), "name", "must not be blank")
-	request.CheckField(validator.GreaterThan(request.Tokens, 0), "tokens", "must be greater than 0")
-	request.CheckField(validator.After(request.ExpiresAt, time.Now()), "expiresAt", "must expire in a future date")
-	request.CheckField(validator.GreaterThan(len(request.Choices), 1), "choices", "there must be more than 1 choice")
-
-	request.CheckField(
-		!(request.AreVotersKnown && request.MaxVoters < 1),
-		"maxVoters",
-		"must be greater than 0 when voters are known",
-	)
-
-	if !request.Valid() {
+	if !isRequestValid(&request) {
 		app.unprocessableEntityError(w, request.Validator)
 		return
 	}
 
-	electionId, err := app.elections.Insert(request.Name, request.Tokens, request.AreVotersKnown, request.MaxVoters, request.Choices, request.ExpiresAt)
+	electionId, err := app.elections.Insert(
+		request.Name,
+		request.Tokens,
+		request.AreVotersKnown,
+		request.MaxVoters,
+		request.Choices,
+		request.ExpiresAt,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.serverError(w, r, err)
 		return
@@ -66,6 +62,21 @@ func (app *application) createElection(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Write(res)
 }
 
+func isRequestValid(r *createElectionRequestWithValidator) bool {
+	r.CheckField(validator.NotBlank(r.Name), "name", "must not be blank")
+	r.CheckField(validator.GreaterThan(r.Tokens, 0), "tokens", "must be greater than 0")
+	r.CheckField(validator.After(r.ExpiresAt, time.Now()), "expiresAt", "must expire in a future date")
+	r.CheckField(validator.GreaterThan(len(r.Choices), 1), "choices", "there must be more than 1 choice")
+
+	r.CheckField(
+		!(r.AreVotersKnown && r.MaxVoters < 1),
+		"maxVoters",
+		"must be greater than 0 when voters are known",
+	)
+
+	return r.Valid()
+}
+
 func generateRandomVoterIdentity() string {
 	const charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
 	b := make([]byte, 16)