Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/IVoteUsrAttemptDAO.java
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diff -u -r22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6 -r5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/IVoteUsrAttemptDAO.java	(.../IVoteUsrAttemptDAO.java)	(revision 22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/IVoteUsrAttemptDAO.java	(.../IVoteUsrAttemptDAO.java)	(revision 5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c)
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 	
 	public int getAllEntriesCount();
 	
+	public int getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(final Long voteContentUid);
+	
 	public boolean isVoteVisibleForSession(final String userEntry, final Long voteSessionUid);
 	
 	public List getSessionUserEntries(final Long voteSessionUid);
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/hibernate/VoteUsrAttemptDAO.java
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diff -u -rca5e8fafb4ef5006a3acbf41c7fa88e94037a9a4 -r5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/hibernate/VoteUsrAttemptDAO.java	(.../VoteUsrAttemptDAO.java)	(revision ca5e8fafb4ef5006a3acbf41c7fa88e94037a9a4)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/dao/hibernate/VoteUsrAttemptDAO.java	(.../VoteUsrAttemptDAO.java)	(revision 5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c)
@@ -142,7 +142,31 @@
 	    }
 
 		
+		public int getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(final Long voteContentUid)
+	    {
+	        HibernateTemplate templ = this.getHibernateTemplate();
+	        List list = getSession().createQuery(LOAD_ALL_ENTRIES)
+			.list();
+
+	        int count=0;
+	        Iterator listIterator=list.iterator();
+	        logger.debug("looking for voteContentUid: " + voteContentUid);
+	    	while (listIterator.hasNext())
+	    	{
+	    	    VoteUsrAttempt attempt=(VoteUsrAttempt)listIterator.next();
+	    	    logger.debug("attempt: " + attempt);
+	    	    
+	    	    if (attempt.getVoteQueUsr().getVoteSession().getVoteContent().getUid().toString().equals(voteContentUid.toString()))
+	    	    {
+	    	        ++count;
+	    	    }
+	    	}
+	    	
+	    	return count;
+	    }
+
 		
+		
 		public Set getUserEntries()
 	    {
 	        HibernateTemplate templ = this.getHibernateTemplate();
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java
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diff -u -r22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6 -r5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java	(.../IVoteService.java)	(revision 22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java	(.../IVoteService.java)	(revision 5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c)
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
     
     public int getAttemptsForQuestionContent(final Long voteQueContentId) throws VoteApplicationException;
     
+    public int getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(final Long voteContentUid) throws VoteApplicationException;
+    
     public int getStandardAttemptsForQuestionContentAndSessionUid(final Long voteQueContentId, final Long voteSessionId) throws VoteApplicationException;
     
 	public int getAllEntriesCount() throws VoteApplicationException;
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java
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diff -u -rb7149ecd0947dc6187b527c725ab2f4b6503f375 -r5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java	(.../VoteServicePOJO.java)	(revision b7149ecd0947dc6187b527c725ab2f4b6503f375)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java	(.../VoteServicePOJO.java)	(revision 5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c)
@@ -798,6 +798,22 @@
         }
 	}
 	
+	
+	public int getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(final Long voteContentUid) throws VoteApplicationException
+	{
+        try
+        {
+        	return voteUsrAttemptDAO.getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(voteContentUid);
+        }
+        catch (DataAccessException e)
+        {
+            throw new VoteApplicationException("Exception occured when lams is getting the user entered votes count:"
+                                                         + e.getMessage(),
+														   e);
+        }
+	    
+	}
+	
     
     public VoteQueContent retrieveVoteQueContentByUID(Long uid) throws VoteApplicationException
     {
@@ -1259,21 +1275,34 @@
 	 */
 	public boolean studentActivityOccurredGlobal(VoteContent voteContent) throws VoteApplicationException
 	{
+	    logger.debug("voteContent uid: " +  voteContent.getUid());
 		Iterator questionIterator=voteContent.getVoteQueContents().iterator();
+		
+		boolean activityOccurred=false;
         while (questionIterator.hasNext())
         {
         	VoteQueContent voteQueContent=(VoteQueContent)questionIterator.next(); 
         	Iterator attemptsIterator=voteQueContent.getVoteUsrAttempts().iterator();
         	while (attemptsIterator.hasNext())
         	{
-        		logger.debug("there is at least one attempt");
+        		logger.debug("there is at least one attempt for the standard nominamtions");
         		/**
         		 * proved the fact that there is at least one attempt for this content.
         		 */
-        		return true;
+        		activityOccurred=true;
         	}
         } 
-        logger.debug("there is no response for this content");
+        
+        logger.debug("activityOccurred: " + activityOccurred);
+        int userEnteredVotesCount=getUserEnteredVotesCountForContent(voteContent.getUid());
+		logger.debug("userEnteredVotesCount: " + userEnteredVotesCount);
+		
+		if ((activityOccurred == true) || (userEnteredVotesCount > 0))
+		{
+		    return true;
+		}
+        
+        logger.debug("there is no votes/nominations for this content");
 		return false;
 	}
 	
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java
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diff -u -r22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6 -r5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java	(.../VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java)	(revision 22789974b076931e27e1e37ed7d91bd17f4f9cb6)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java	(.../VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java)	(revision 5534ee285138a23ab091f9799228254e3459ea8c)
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 		}
 
 		
+		logger.debug("checking student activity on the standard nominations:" + voteContent);
 		if (voteService.studentActivityOccurredGlobal(voteContent))
 		{
 			VoteUtils.cleanUpSessionAbsolute(request);