public PageReference nominate()
    {

        try {
            // check to see if anyone else has already nominated someone with this email addres in this same year
           Application__c application = [select Id from Application__c where Nomination_Round__r.Grant_Round__c = :NominationRound.Grant_Round__c and email__c = :newapplicant.Email__c limit 1];

           // if so make a second instead of an application
           Second__c Second = new Second__c();

           Second.Nominator__c = NominationRound.Id;
           Second.Application__c = application.Id;

           insert Second;

           PageReference pageRef = pageRef = new PageReference('/nominate?id='+NominationRound.id+'&key='+NominationRound.name+'&second=true');
            pageRef.setRedirect(true);
            return pageRef;

        } catch (exception e) {
         // if not already nominated

            // check if contact wtih same email address exists
            try {
               applicant = [select Id from Contact where email = :newapplicant.Email__c limit 1];
            } catch (exception f) {
                Applicant = new Contact();
            }

            // update contact
            Applicant.LastName = newapplicant.Last_Name__c;
            Applicant.FirstName = newapplicant.First_Name__c;
            Applicant.npe01__HomeEmail__c = newapplicant.Email__c;
            Applicant.npe01__Preferred_Email__c = 'Personal';

            upsert Applicant;

            // create new application and related contact with it
            newapplicant.applicant__c = Applicant.id;

            newapplicant.nomination_type__c = 'Nominee';


            if already nominated 2 or more make this one an alternate vs regular nominee
            try {
                List <Application__c> totalApplications = getApplications();

                if (totalApplications.size() >= 2){
                    newapplicant.nomination_type__c = 'Alternate';
                    NominationRound.Completed_Nominations__c = true;
                }
            } catch (exception f) {

            }

            insert newapplicant;

             PageReference pageRef = pageRef = new PageReference('/nominate?id='+NominationRound.id+'&key='+NominationRound.name);
            pageRef.setRedirect(true);
            return pageRef;

        }





    }


 // if they say they are done before submitting 3 nominees
  public PageReference completedNomations()
    {

        NominationRound.Completed_Nominations__c = true;
        upsert NominationRound;


        PageReference pageRef = pageRef = new PageReference('/nominate?id='+NominationRound.id+'&key='+NominationRound.name);
        pageRef.setRedirect(true);
        return pageRef;

    }