function pollExists(uint _pollID) constant public returns (bool exists) {
        uint commitEndDate = pollMap[_pollID].commitEndDate;
        uint revealEndDate = pollMap[_pollID].revealEndDate;

        assert(!(commitEndDate == 0 && revealEndDate != 0));
        assert(!(commitEndDate != 0 && revealEndDate == 0));

        if(commitEndDate == 0 || revealEndDate == 0) { return false; }
        return true;
    }