+# Selectricity: Voting Machinery for the Masses
+# Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Benjamin Mako Hill <mako@atdot.cc>
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
+#
+# This program is free software. Please see the COPYING file for
+# details.
+
class Candidate < ActiveRecord::Base
+ belongs_to :election
+ has_one :picture
+ validates_presence_of :name
+
+ # validate uniqueness of a name *within a given election*
+
+ def <=>(other)
+ self.name <=> other.name
+ end
+
+ def to_s
+ name
+ end
+
end
+