# if the person claims they are logged in
if session[:user]
# check to see that we actually have record of them
if User.find_all(["id = ?", session[:user].id]).length == 1
# if we have record of them, grab the list of their elections
# if the person claims they are logged in
if session[:user]
# check to see that we actually have record of them
if User.find_all(["id = ?", session[:user].id]).length == 1
# if we have record of them, grab the list of their elections