class Election < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :candidates
+ has_many :voters
+ has_many :votes
validates_presence_of :name, :description
+ require 'date'
+
+ def startdate
+ read_attribute( :startdate ) || DateTime.now
+ end
+
+ def enddate
+ read_attribute( :enddate ) || DateTime.now + 14
+ end
+
def destroy
self.candidates.each do |candidate|
candidate.destroy