Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/VoteAppConstants.java
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diff -u -r261d9a36d11a99322125fa55faaddffc16a041b3 -ref8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/VoteAppConstants.java	(.../VoteAppConstants.java)	(revision 261d9a36d11a99322125fa55faaddffc16a041b3)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/VoteAppConstants.java	(.../VoteAppConstants.java)	(revision ef8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d)
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@
     public static final String USER_EXCEPTION_WEIGHT_MUST_EQUAL100		="userExceptionWeightMustEqual100";
     public static final String USER_EXCEPTION_SINGLE_OPTION				="userExceptionSingleOption";
     public static final String USER_EXCEPTION_OPTIONS_DUPLICATE			="userExceptionOptionsDuplicate";
+    public static final String USER_EXCEPTION_MAXNOMINATION_INVALID		="userExceptionMaxNominationInvalid";
 }
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java
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diff -u -rd753b209cbc5f2a8e105e111b12143222eed8761 -ref8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision d753b209cbc5f2a8e105e111b12143222eed8761)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision ef8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d)
@@ -262,11 +262,9 @@
 	 	request.getSession().removeAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_OPTIONS_DUPLICATE);
 	 	if (verifyDuplicatesOptionsMap == false)
 		{
-			errors= new ActionMessages();
-			errors.add(Globals.ERROR_KEY,new ActionMessage("error.options.duplicate"));
 			request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_OPTIONS_DUPLICATE, new Boolean(true).toString());
 			logger.debug("add error.options.duplicate to ActionMessages");
-			saveErrors(request,errors);
+			persistError(request,"error.options.duplicate");
 			voteAuthoringForm.resetUserAction();
 	        return (mapping.findForward(LOAD_QUESTIONS));
 		}
@@ -286,10 +284,8 @@
 	    
 	    if (maxNomCount.equals("0"))
 	    {
-			errors= new ActionMessages();
-			errors.add(Globals.ERROR_KEY,new ActionMessage("error.maxNominationCount.invalid"));
-			logger.debug("add error.maxNominationCount.invalid to ActionMessages");
-			saveErrors(request,errors);
+			request.setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_MAXNOMINATION_INVALID, new Boolean(true).toString());
+			persistError(request,"error.maxNominationCount.invalid");
 			voteAuthoringForm.resetUserAction();
 	        return (mapping.findForward(LOAD_QUESTIONS));
 	    }
@@ -301,9 +297,8 @@
 		}
     	catch(NumberFormatException e)
 		{
-    	    errors= new ActionMessages();
-    		errors.add(Globals.ERROR_KEY,new ActionMessage("error.maxNominationCount.invalid"));
-    		saveErrors(request,errors);
+    		request.setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_MAXNOMINATION_INVALID, new Boolean(true).toString());
+    		persistError(request,"error.maxNominationCount.invalid");
 			voteAuthoringForm.resetUserAction();
     		return (mapping.findForward(LOAD_QUESTIONS));
 		}
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningAction.java
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diff -u -r261d9a36d11a99322125fa55faaddffc16a041b3 -ref8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningAction.java	(.../VoteLearningAction.java)	(revision 261d9a36d11a99322125fa55faaddffc16a041b3)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningAction.java	(.../VoteLearningAction.java)	(revision ef8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     	logger.debug("intMaxNominationCount: " + intMaxNominationCount);
     	
     	
-    	int nominationCount=voteService.getLastNominationCount(voteQueUsr.getQueUsrId());
+    	int nominationCount=voteService.getLastNominationCount(voteQueUsr.getUid());
     	logger.debug("current nominationCount: " + nominationCount);
     	
 
Index: lams_tool_vote/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp
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diff -u -rf9e3bb1e954f24078531d9a9114952f84cad4bb2 -ref8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d
--- lams_tool_vote/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp	(.../BasicContent.jsp)	(revision f9e3bb1e954f24078531d9a9114952f84cad4bb2)
+++ lams_tool_vote/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp	(.../BasicContent.jsp)	(revision ef8f09db59538abcd66af0c7528b4bdf5c43248d)
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 							<c:if test="${sessionScope.sbmtSuccess == 1}"> 			
 								<img src="<c:out value="${tool}"/>images/success.gif" align="left" width=20 height=20>  <font size=2> <bean:message key="sbmt.successful"/> </font> </img>
 							</c:if> 			
+							<c:if test="${sessionScope.sbmtSuccess != 1}"> 			
+									<img src="<c:out value="${tool}"/>images/error.jpg" align="left" width=20 height=20>  <font size=2> <bean:message key="error.maxNominationCount.invalid"/> </font> </img>
+							</c:if> 			
 						</td>
 						</tr> 
 					</table>