So I am experiencing an issue with an .aspx page and some server side code, where I am getting unexpected results. 

The goal of this page is simple, there are 5 radio buttons and a button with a server side onclick function. The idea is the user picks 1 of the 5 radio buttons, and then clicks the button. Upon clicking the button I verify (not using form validation, because I wanted a different feel) that a button is checked, and then store the selected option in a database.

Due to the fact that the number of radio buttons may change in the future I decided to try and abstract the number of radio buttons to make it easier on my self to change in the future.

So at the top of my server side code I created a list of possible options.

I then have a registerVote function that takes in a RadioButton object, and a number to grab a setting from the config file. I throw those 2 values into a wrapper class, and then add them to the list of possible options. 

Finally when the submit button is pressed, I iterate through all possible options to see which one is checked, and grab its associated value.

```
public partial class VotePanel : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    List<VoteOption> voteOptions = new List<VoteOption>();

    public string registerVote(RadioButton newRadioButton, int voteOption)
    {
        voteOptions.Add(new VoteOption(newRadioButton, voteOption));
        return ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["vote_option_" + voteOption];
    }

    protected void Submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        //Check vote
        string vote_value = "";
        bool someButtonChecked = false;

        foreach (VoteOption vo in voteOptions)
        {
            if (!someButtonChecked && vo.button.Checked)
            {
                vote_value = vo.movie;
                someButtonChecked = true;
            }
        }
        //....
    }
}

class VoteOption
{
    public RadioButton button;
    public int vote_value;

    public VoteOption(RadioButton r, int v)
    {
        button = r;
        vote_value= v;
    }
}

```

The code I use in page to add a radio button looks like this

<asp:RadioButton ID="RadioButton1" runat="server" GroupName="Vote" style="position: relative; top: 3px;" /><%=registerMovie(RadioButton1,1)%>

Now for the problem I am experiencing. Whenever the submit button is clicked, the list has a count of zero, and looks like it has been reinitialized. I validated that values are being added, by returning the list count in the registerVote method, and objects are indeed being added, but for some reason are not available to the Submit function.

Now variables on a page like this shouldn't reinitialize right? I also tested a string, and it did not reset and was available to the Submit button. What I did was define a class variable string time = DateTime.Now.Ticks.toString(); and displayed that after the submit button was clicked, and the time was always the same reguardless of how many times I clicked it. 

So why would my List reinitialize, but not a string? Any ideas?