unless ($ENV{"REQUEST_METHOD"} eq "POST") {
		my $url_query_string = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING_UNESCAPED'};
		$url_query_string =~ s§\\§§g;
		$url_query_string =~ m§poll_id\=([\d_]+)§;
		my $poll_id = $1;
		$ENV{'QUERY_STRING'}=~ m§poll_id\=([\d_]+)§;
		my $ssi_poll_id = $1;
		# if there is a dicrepancy between the two query string vars, and 
		# there is actually something in
		# ENV{'QUERY_STRING_UNESCAPED'}, it's because the cgi is called as an SSI, 
		# but with arguments on the url,
		# and then we want CGI to use those instead
		# "not $cgi_parameters" below handles if we get params from a test harness script
		if ($url_query_string and $url_query_string ne $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'} and not $cgi_parameters and $poll_id eq $ssi_poll_id) {
			$cgi_parameters = $url_query_string;
		}
	}

my $q = new CGI($cgi_parameters);