diff --git a/src/types/metadata/election.ts b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
index 717107e..d93a6ff 100644
--- a/src/types/metadata/election.ts
+++ b/src/types/metadata/election.ts
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@ export const ElectionMetadataTemplate: ElectionMetadata = {
 };
 
 export const getElectionMetadataTemplate = () => {
-  return structuredClone(ElectionMetadataTemplate);
+  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(ElectionMetadataTemplate));
 };