Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java
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diff -u -rc8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84 -r99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java	(.../IVoteService.java)	(revision c8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/IVoteService.java	(.../IVoteService.java)	(revision 99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d)
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@
     
     public VoteSession getVoteSessionByUID(Long uid) throws VoteApplicationException;
     
+    /** Get the count of all the potential learners for the vote session. This will include
+     * the people that have never logged into the lesson. Not great, but it is a better estimate of 
+     * how many users there will be eventually than the number of people already known to the tool. 
+     * @param voteSessionId The tool session id 
+     */
+    public int getVoteSessionPotentialLearnersCount(Long voteSessionId) throws VoteApplicationException;
+    
     public void deleteVote(VoteContent vote) throws VoteApplicationException;
     
     public void deleteVoteById(Long voteId) throws VoteApplicationException;
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java
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diff -u -rc8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84 -r99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java	(.../VoteServicePOJO.java)	(revision c8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/service/VoteServicePOJO.java	(.../VoteServicePOJO.java)	(revision 99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolSessionExportOutputData;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolSessionManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.DataMissingException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.SessionDataExistsException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.ToolException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService;
@@ -406,12 +407,26 @@
         }
         catch (DataAccessException e)
         {
-            throw new VoteApplicationException("Exception occured when lams is getting voteSession my uid: "
+            throw new VoteApplicationException("Exception occured when lams is getting voteSession by uid: "
                                                          + e.getMessage(),
 														   e);
         }
     }
 
+    public int getVoteSessionPotentialLearnersCount(Long voteSessionId) throws VoteApplicationException
+    {
+        try
+        {
+        	Set potentialLearners = toolService.getAllPotentialLearners(voteSessionId);
+        	return potentialLearners != null ? potentialLearners.size() : 0;
+        }
+        catch (LamsToolServiceException e)
+        {
+            throw new VoteApplicationException("Exception occured when lams is getting count of potential voteSession learners: "
+                                                         + e.getMessage(),
+														   e);
+        }
+    }
 
     public void createVoteQueUsr(VoteQueUsr voteQueUsr) throws VoteApplicationException
     {
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java
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diff -u -rc8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84 -r99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java	(.../MonitoringUtil.java)	(revision c8f1ea88d18b9b6b1ee0002d299ac9bfb1431d84)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java	(.../MonitoringUtil.java)	(revision 99dfa3c71ae1855a7146b540358c474c6d88316d)
@@ -660,9 +660,6 @@
 		    userEntries=voteService.getSessionUserEntries(toolSessionUid);
 		    logger.debug("sessionUserCount: " + userEntries.size());
 		    
-		    distinctSessionUsers=voteService.getVoteUserBySessionUid(toolSessionUid);
-		    logger.debug("distinctSessionUsers: " + distinctSessionUsers);
-		    
 		    int completedSessionUserCount=voteService.getCompletedVoteUserBySessionUid(toolSessionUid);
 		    logger.debug("completedSessionUserCount: " + completedSessionUserCount);
 		    
@@ -672,16 +669,7 @@
 
 		    if (voteMonitoringForm != null)
 		    {
-		        if (distinctSessionUsers != null)
-		        {
-		            logger.debug("distinctSessionUsers count: " + distinctSessionUsers.size());
-		            voteMonitoringForm.setSessionUserCount(new Integer(distinctSessionUsers.size()).toString());
-		        }
-		        else
-		        {
-		            voteMonitoringForm.setSessionUserCount(new Integer(0).toString());
-		        }
-		        
+		    	voteMonitoringForm.setSessionUserCount(Integer.toString(voteService.getVoteSessionPotentialLearnersCount(toolSessionUid)));
 		        voteMonitoringForm.setCompletedSessionUserCount(new Integer(completedSessionUserCount).toString());
 		    }
 		}