
<!--
/*LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE SEARCH STRING */
function addQuery(query,whichClicked,url)   {
    var search = window.location.search;
    var searchLoc = window.location.search + query;
    var indexLoc = window.location.search.indexOf(query);
    
       // if query is not present in search string; add it to search string
    if ((indexLoc < 0) && (whichClicked.href))   {
       whichClicked.href = (url + '?' + query);
    }  else if (indexLoc >= 0) {
    // if query is already present in the URL do not add it again  
    whichClicked.href = (url + '?' + query);
    //ORIG CODE.  JS 1.2 DOES NOT WORK IN IE 3.01  REMOVES EXCESS ? IN SEARCH STRING
    //whichClicked.href = ('indpoll.html' + search.replace(/\^?/,""));
    }
}    


/*  THIS FUNCTION LOOKS IN THE URL SERACH STRING AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE SEARCH STRING IT THEN
PASSES THE VARIABLE TO ANY OTHER PAGE YOU GO TO.*/
function carryBridge(loc)   {
/* THIS IS A MAC IE WORKAROUND -- IE WILL NOT PASS SEARCH VALUES IF THERE IS AN ANCHOR TAG IN THE URL*/
    //FIND THE VALUE OF SEARCH, IF THERE IS ONE
    //SEE WHAT IS IN THE SEARCH STRING--FOR USE IN THE ELSE SECTION
    var myLoc = loc + window.location.search;
    //GET THE ENTIRE URL
    var where = window.location.href
    //GET THE LENGTH OF THE URL
    var oldLoc = where.length;
    /*FIND OUT AT WHAT POSITION IN THE URL # APPEARS*/
    var local = where.indexOf("#");
    /*TAKE EVERYTHING IN THE URL AFTER # + 4 -- ie.  IGNORE # AND THE FOLLOWING 3 CHARACTERS IN THE URL AND TAKE WHATEVER IS REMAINING*/
    var replaceLast = where.substring(local + 4,oldLoc);
    //ADD THE VALUE OF loc TO replaceLast TO GET THE NEW URL
    var newLoc = loc + replaceLast;
    //IF # IS PRESENT THEN USE THE WORKAROUND
    if (local >= 0) {
        window.location = newLoc;
        return false;
        //IF # IS NOT PRESENT DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WORKAROUND
    }   else    {
        window.location = myLoc;
    return false;
    }
}


// -->