Either your chkDate function has been modified from the default or the Last_Vote variable is empty. Check your FORUM_POLLS table and make sure the P_LASTVOTE field, for your Featured Poll, is not empty.
OK I got the front end working.. A incorrect include file..
But now:
I am using the site integration Mod. and when I put the include file <!--#INCLUDE VIRTUAL="/scripts/site_poll.asp" -->, in there I get this error in the forums: Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0411'