diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
index 096ac62..17b1be8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.Month;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
@@ -85,7 +87,16 @@ public class VotingController {
 
     @RequestMapping("/")
     public String WelcomeSite() {
-        return "start.html";
+        LocalDate finishDate = LocalDate.of(2021, Month.JANUARY,8);
+        LocalDate now = LocalDate.now();
+
+        if(now.isAfter(finishDate)){
+            LOGGER.warn("passed");
+            return "errors/votingClosed.html";
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.warn("in Bounds");
+            return "start.html";
+        }
     }
 
     public void sendSimpleMessage(String to, String subject, String text) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/errors/votingClosed.html b/src/main/resources/templates/errors/votingClosed.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5e830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/errors/votingClosed.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="de" xmlns:th="https://www.thymeleaf.org/">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>Title</title>
+    <link th:href="@{/styles/allreadyVoted.css}" rel="stylesheet" />
+</head>
+
+<body class="center-screen">
+    <div class="centered">
+        <h1>Das Voting wurde beendet!</h1>
+        <h2>Informationen zu Votings sind der Adolfinumwebsite zu entnehmen</h2>
+        <button id="backButton" class="submitButton">Zur Adolfinum Seite</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+        document.getElementById("backButton").onclick = function() {
+            location.href = "https://adolfinum.de";
+        };
+    </script>
+</body>
+
+</html>
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