diff --git a/app/controllers/officing/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/officing/base_controller.rb
index 729490ba4..58ba3c8b2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/officing/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/officing/base_controller.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Officing::BaseController < ApplicationController
 
     def verify_booth
       return unless current_booth.blank?
-      booths = todays_booths_for_officer(current_user.poll_officer)
+      booths = current_user.poll_officer.todays_booths
       case booths.count
       when 0
         redirect_to officing_root_path
@@ -43,8 +43,4 @@ class Officing::BaseController < ApplicationController
       Poll::Booth.where(id: session[:booth_id]).first
     end
 
-    def todays_booths_for_officer(officer)
-      officer.officer_assignments.by_date(Date.today).map(&:booth).uniq
-    end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/officing/booth_controller.rb b/app/controllers/officing/booth_controller.rb
index 68e33dd61..584c92de0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/officing/booth_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/officing/booth_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class Officing::BoothController < Officing::BaseController
   before_action :verify_officer_assignment
 
   def new
-    @booths = todays_booths_for_officer(current_user.poll_officer)
+    @booths = current_user.poll_officer.todays_booths
   end
 
   def create
diff --git a/app/models/poll/officer.rb b/app/models/poll/officer.rb
index 384202455..ef96cfa91 100644
--- a/app/models/poll/officer.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll/officer.rb
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@ class Poll
                                sort {|x, y| y.ends_at <=> x.ends_at}
     end
 
+    def todays_booths
+      officer_assignments.by_date(Date.current).map(&:booth).uniq
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
index 1cbad6f5d..4cdc581b1 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
@@ -121,4 +121,21 @@ describe Poll::Officer do
       expect(assigned_polls.last).to eq(poll_3)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "todays_booths" do
+    let(:officer) { create(:poll_officer) }
+
+    it "returns booths for the application's time zone date", :with_different_time_zone do
+      assignment_with_local_time_zone = create(:poll_officer_assignment,
+                                               date:    Date.today,
+                                               officer: officer)
+
+      assignment_with_application_time_zone = create(:poll_officer_assignment,
+                                                     date:    Date.current,
+                                                     officer: officer)
+
+      expect(officer.todays_booths).to include(assignment_with_application_time_zone.booth)
+      expect(officer.todays_booths).not_to include(assignment_with_local_time_zone.booth)
+    end
+  end
 end