public function postEditElection()
{
//verify the user input
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), array('Title' => 'required|max:60', 'Starting_Date' => 'required', 'Clossing_Date' => 'required'));
if ($validator->fails()) {
return Redirect::route('admin-view-elections-get')->with('globalerror', 'Please Try Again');
} else {
$title = Input::get('Title');
$startingdate = date("Y-m-d", strtotime(Input::get('Starting_Date')));
$clossingdate = date("Y-m-d", strtotime(Input::get('Clossing_Date')));
$id = Input::get('Election_ID');
$election = Election::where('id', '=', $id)->first();
$election->Title = $title;
$election->Starting_Date = $startingdate;
$election->Clossing_Date = $clossingdate;
if ($election->save()) {
return Redirect::route('admin-view-elections-get')->with('globalsuccess', 'Election Details have been edited');
}
}
}
