diff --git a/helios/models.py b/helios/models.py
index 77921cc0f60b638a78244704a683e5c050350dca..fa967c81559ea7dbea64038d99cb664e8c171fd2 100644
--- a/helios/models.py
+++ b/helios/models.py
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ class Election(HeliosModel):
     if self.eligibility != None:
       return
 
+    # enable this ONLY once the cast_confirm screen makes sense
+    #if self.voter_set.count() == 0:
+    #  return
+
     auth_systems = copy.copy(settings.AUTH_ENABLED_AUTH_SYSTEMS)
     voter_types = [r['user__user_type'] for r in self.voter_set.values('user__user_type').distinct() if r['user__user_type'] != None]