Question : Why does this query not work?

This query works:

$querystate = "select * from registration WHERE songwriting_contest <> '0000-00-00' AND registration_type <> 'voter' order by first_name";

This query does not:

$querystate = "select * from registration WHERE songwriting_contest <> '0000-00-00' AND AND songwriting_contest < $contest_start AND registration_type <> 'voter' order by first_name";

I've checked the $contest_start value and that's coming up fine, but when I insert it into the query, I get nothing. No errors, but no data.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer : Why does this query not work?

$querystate = "select * from registration WHERE songwriting_contest <> '0000-00-00' AND  songwriting_contest < $contest_start AND registration_type <> 'voter' order by first_name";


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