<div id="side-bar" style="padding: 0 25px; width: 200px;">
                <form class="form" method="POST" action="" style="margin-top: 65%;">
                    <label>Student Number:</label>
                    <input class="input-box focused-input" type="text" name="studentNumber" maxlength="11" required autofocus>
                    <input class="input-button" type="submit" value="Register">
                </form>
            </div>
            <div id="container">
                <div id="msg">
                    <?php 
if (isset($_POST['studentNumber'])) {
    $mods->startConnection();
    $studentNumber = $mods->escapeString($_POST['studentNumber']);
    $mods->setQuery("SELECT * FROM voters WHERE Voter_ID='{$studentNumber}'");
    if ($mods->getCount() == 1) {
        $row = $mods->getResults('array');
        if ($row['Status'] == 0) {
            // update status here
            $mods->setQuery("UPDATE voters SET Status=1 WHERE Voter_ID='{$studentNumber}'");
            if ($mods->getCount() > 0) {
                echo '<img class="icon" src="" alt="icon">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>Voter has been registered.</span>';
            } else {
                echo '<img class="icon" src="" alt="icon">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>Failed to register voter.</span>';
            }
        } else {
            if ($row['Status'] == 1) {
                echo '<img class="icon" src="" alt="icon">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>Voter is already registered.</span>';
            } else {
                if ($row['Status'] == 2) {
                    echo '<img class="icon" src="" alt="icon">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>Voter has already voted.</span>';
                } else {