//poll.xml

<layout version="0.1.0">

<!--
Default layout, loads most of the pages
-->

    <default>

        <!-- Mage_Poll -->
        <reference name="right">
            <block type="poll/activePoll" name="right.poll">
                <action method="setPollTemplate"><template>poll/active.phtml</template><type>poll</type></action>
                <action method="setPollTemplate"><template>poll/result.phtml</template><type>results</type></action>
            </block>
        </reference>

    </default>

<!--
Customer account home dashboard layout
-->

    <customer_account_index>
        <reference name="right">
            <block type="poll/activePoll" name="right.poll">
                <action method="setPollTemplate">
                    <template>poll/active.phtml</template>
                    <type>poll</type>
                </action>
            </block>
<!--            <action method="unsetChild"><name>right.poll</name></action>-->
        </reference>
    </customer_account_index>

</layout>