Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java
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diff -u -rcd71920aa725c01e396c4ad9b7bd7ef7bd236da2 -r0621e56f0727f79543ab65eea75b0fea9de9644c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision cd71920aa725c01e396c4ad9b7bd7ef7bd236da2)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision 0621e56f0727f79543ab65eea75b0fea9de9644c)
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@
 		    {
 			    if (maxNomCount != null)
 			    {
-				    if (maxNomCount.equals("0"))
+				    if (maxNomCount.equals("0") || maxNomCount.contains("-"))
 				    {
 				        ActionMessage error = new ActionMessage("maxNomination.invalid");
 						errors.add(ActionMessages.GLOBAL_MESSAGE, error);