a number of fixes for voting start and end times

helios @ 609753a5

-Subproject commit 58dbb348771a05d4a5d07f990b44f9ed98514c5d
+Subproject commit 609753a5117ceb5d3b39b8dff9e97270a17f5a2d

server-ui/glue.py

@@ -4,12 +4,40 @@ Glue some events together
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.conf import settings
 import helios.views, helios.signals
 
 import views
 
-def vote_cast_update_status(user, election, cast_vote, **kwargs):
-  pass
+def vote_cast_update_status(user, voter, election, cast_vote, **kwargs):
+  # prepare the message
+  subject = "%s - vote cast" % election.name
+  
+  body = """
+You have successfully cast a vote in
+
+  %s
+  
+Your ballot tracking number is:
+
+  %s
+""" % (election.name, cast_vote.vote_hash
+  
+  if election.use_voter_aliases:
+    body += """
+
+This election uses voter aliases to protect your privacy.
+Your voter alias is : %s    
+""" % voter.alias
+
+  body += """
+
+--
+%s
+""" % settings.SITE_TITLE  
+  
+  # send it via the notification system associated with the auth system
+  user.send_message(subject, body)
   
 helios.signals.vote_cast.connect(vote_cast_update_status)
 

server-ui/templates/index.html

@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@
     Welcome to the {{settings.SITE_TITLE}} system!
 </p>
 
+<!--
 <p>
     Helios is a revolutionary voting system that empowers voters to verify that their votes were correctly tallied.<br />
     Learn more about Helios, and why secure voting matters, <a href="http://heliosvoting.org">here</a>.
 </p>
-
+-->
 
 <p style="font-size: 1.4em;">
 Current Elections:
 <ul>
 {% for election in elections %}
-  <li> <a href="{% url helios.views.one_election_view election.uuid %}">{{election.name}}</a></li>
+  <li> <a href="{% url helios.views.election_shortcut election.short_name %}">{{election.name}}</a></li>
 {% endfor %}
 </ul>
 </p>

server-ui/views.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def get_election():
   
 def home(request):
   # load the featured elections
-  featured_elections = [Election.get_by_key_name(uuid) for uuid in settings.FEATURED_ELECTION_UUIDS]
+  featured_elections = [Election.get_by_short_name(short_name) for short_name in settings.FEATURED_ELECTIONS]
   featured_elections = [e for e in featured_elections if e != None]
   
   return render_template(request, "index", {'elections': featured_elections})