diff --git a/election/forms.py b/election/forms.py
index 00e76ead..8c318d91 100644
--- a/election/forms.py
+++ b/election/forms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
+
 from django import forms
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.timezone import localtime
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from club.forms import ClubRoleChoiceField
@@ -149,3 +153,30 @@ class ElectionForm(forms.ModelForm):
             "start_candidature": SelectDateTime,
             "end_candidature": SelectDateTime,
         }
+
+
+class ElectionCreateForm(ElectionForm):
+    """ElectionForm, but specifically for creation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, initial: dict | None = None, **kwargs):
+        # propose sound default timestamps :
+        # start of candidatures at tomorrow 00h01, start of votes a week later.
+        start = localtime().replace(hour=0, minute=1, second=0) + timedelta(days=1)
+        default_initial = {
+            "start_candidature": start,
+            "end_candidature": start + timedelta(days=7, minutes=-2),  # 23h59
+            "start_date": start + timedelta(days=7),  # 00h01
+            "end_date": start + timedelta(days=14, minutes=-2),  # 23h59
+            "view_groups": [settings.SITH_GROUP_PUBLIC_ID],
+            "vote_groups": [settings.SITH_GROUP_SUBSCRIBERS_ID],
+            "candidature_groups": [settings.SITH_GROUP_SUBSCRIBERS_ID],
+        }
+        if initial:
+            default_initial.update(initial)
+        super().__init__(*args, initial=default_initial, **kwargs)
+
+    def save(self, commit=True):  # noqa: FBT002
+        instance = super().save(commit=commit)
+        if commit:
+            ElectionList.objects.create(title="Candidat⸱e libre", election=instance)
+        return instance
diff --git a/election/tests.py b/election/tests.py
index b4f78ff8..c2429557 100644
--- a/election/tests.py
+++ b/election/tests.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 
 import pytest
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.test import Client, TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
-from django.utils.timezone import now
+from django.utils.timezone import localtime, now
 from model_bakery import baker
 from model_bakery.recipe import Recipe
 from pytest_django.asserts import assertRedirects
 
+from club.models import Club
 from core.baker_recipes import subscriber_user
 from core.models import Group, User
 from election.models import Candidature, Election, ElectionList, Role, Vote
@@ -213,3 +215,42 @@ def test_election_results():
             "total vote": 100,
         },
     }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_create_election(client: Client):
+    user_group = baker.make(Group)
+    user = baker.make(
+        User,
+        user_permissions=[Permission.objects.get(codename="add_election")],
+        groups=[user_group],
+    )
+    club = baker.make(Club)
+    client.force_login(user)
+    url = reverse("election:create")
+
+    res = client.get(url)
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+
+    start = localtime().replace(hour=0, minute=1, second=0) + timedelta(days=1)
+    res = client.post(
+        url,
+        data={
+            "title": "foo",
+            "clubs": [club.id],
+            "view_groups": [user_group.id],
+            "start_candidature": start,
+            "end_candidature": start + timedelta(days=7, minutes=-2),
+            "start_date": start + timedelta(days=7),
+            "end_date": start + timedelta(days=14, minutes=-2),
+        },
+    )
+    election = Election.objects.last()
+    assertRedirects(
+        res, reverse("election:detail", kwargs={"election_id": election.id})
+    )
+    assert election.title == "foo"
+    assert list(election.clubs.all()) == [club]
+    assert list(election.election_lists.values_list("title", flat=True)) == [
+        "Candidat⸱e libre"
+    ]
diff --git a/election/views.py b/election/views.py
index 67b89e78..56fc513c 100644
--- a/election/views.py
+++ b/election/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, DeleteView, FormView, UpdateVi
 from core.auth.mixins import CanEditMixin, CanViewMixin
 from election.forms import (
     CandidateForm,
+    ElectionCreateForm,
     ElectionForm,
     ElectionListForm,
     RoleForm,
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ class CandidatureCreateView(LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
 
 class ElectionCreateView(PermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
     model = Election
-    form_class = ElectionForm
+    form_class = ElectionCreateForm
     template_name = "core/create.jinja"
     permission_required = "election.add_election"