From 79525c64d211f640edadac450c70ca4743ab8218 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: imcompiling <develop@imcompiling.com>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 12:31:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add vote start message. Add comments.

---
 bot_messages/vote_start.txt | 12 ++++++++++++
 classes/election_cycle.py   |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 bot_messages/vote_start.txt

diff --git a/bot_messages/vote_start.txt b/bot_messages/vote_start.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd100d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot_messages/vote_start.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<@&{{clan_member_id}}>, it's time to vote for clan council.
+
+React with <:Rank_Admin:479008185240518656> to vote.
+Voting ends next Wednesday , {{voting_end_date}}.
+Announcement of the results to whole clan will happen April 6th.
+
+After a candidate receives 3 votes, their spot is secured in the new council, but you can still vote for them to show your support.
+
+**Just a reminder:** only the people listed below are eligible to vote, and each clan member may **only vote for one person**. Votes from guests, diplomats, or allies will be annulled. Votes for multiple candidates from the same person will not be counted. 
+
+RS3 Clan Members
+OSRS Clan Members
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/classes/election_cycle.py b/classes/election_cycle.py
index 48d412f..d02e7db 100644
--- a/classes/election_cycle.py
+++ b/classes/election_cycle.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         """
         self._election_start: datetime = election_start
         self._term_start: datetime = term_start
-        self._term_end: datetime = term_end  # might not be needed
+        self._term_end: datetime = term_end
         self._voting_start: datetime = self._election_start + timedelta(days=1)
         self._voting_end: datetime = self._voting_start + timedelta(days=1)
         self._highcouncil_election: datetime = self._voting_end + timedelta(days=1)
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         """
         print("election cycle has started")
         await self.message_me("election cycle has started")
+        # TODO get message, input variables, split into multiple messages, send to correct channel.
 
     async def voting_start_action(self) -> None:
         """