function ProcessCommitteeID() {
  if ( frmCommitteeID.iCommitteeVisibleID.value == '' ) {
    alert( 'Please enter a committee ID.' );
    frmCommitteeID.iCommitteeVisibleID.focus();
    return( false );
  }
  else if ( ! IsPositiveInteger( frmCommitteeID.iCommitteeVisibleID.value )) {
    alert( 'Please enter a valid committee ID.' );
    frmCommitteeID.iCommitteeVisibleID.focus();
    return( false );
  }
  else {
    return( true );
  }
}

function ProcessCommitteeName() {
  frmCommitteeName.strCommitteeName.value = Trim(frmCommitteeName.strCommitteeName.value).toUpperCase();
  if ( frmCommitteeName.strCommitteeName.value == '' ) {
    alert( 'Please enter part of the committee name.' );
    frmCommitteeName.strCommitteeName.focus();
    return( false );
  }
  else {
    return( true );
  }
}

function ProcessCandidate() { 
  frmCandidate.strCandidateLastName.value = Trim( frmCandidate.strCandidateLastName.value ).toUpperCase();
  frmCandidate.strCandidateFirstName.value = Trim( frmCandidate.strCandidateFirstName.value ).toUpperCase();
	var strLastName = frmCandidate.strCandidateLastName.value;
	var strFirstName = frmCandidate.strCandidateFirstName.value;
	var iOfficeID = frmCandidate.iOfficeID.value;
	var iJurisdictionID = frmCandidate.iJurisdictionID.value;

  if (( strLastName == '' ) &&
      ( strFirstName == '' ) &&
      ( iOfficeID < 0 ) &&
      ( iJurisdictionID < 0 )) {
    alert( 'Please provide some search criteria.' );
    return( false );
  }
  else {
    return( true );
  }
}