diff --git a/helios b/helios
index 7a102c15320fe95e03de7468d7d377373ceec93a..cbf8d05de135e45ef4048d124641a0918dba375a 160000
--- a/helios
+++ b/helios
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7a102c15320fe95e03de7468d7d377373ceec93a
+Subproject commit cbf8d05de135e45ef4048d124641a0918dba375a
diff --git a/settings.py.sample b/settings.py.sample
index 64c1aaf085da3b036c63673cb49d1eaa57e5ab1a..977884cdd827479e668579d194fc8e76608601c7 100644
--- a/settings.py.sample
+++ b/settings.py.sample
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 ##
 
 
+MEDIA_ROOT = ROOT_PATH + "media/"
+
+# a relative path where voter upload files are stored
+VOTER_UPLOAD_REL_PATH = "voters/%Y/%m/%d"
+
+
 # Change your email settings
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'Ben Adida for Helios <ben@adida.net>'
 SERVER_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL