var dates = [];
dates.push(new Date('January 30, 2012 10:00:00'));
dates.push(new Date('Febuary 13, 2012 17:00:00'));
dates.push(new Date('Febuary 24, 2012 19:00:00'));
dates.push(new Date('March 01, 2012 20:00:00'));

var today = new Date();
for (var i = 0; i < dates.length; i++) {
	if (dates[i] > today) {
		countFrom = dates[i];
		break;
	}
}

function GetCount(ddate,iid){

	dateNow = new Date();	//grab current date
	amount = ddate.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();	//calc milliseconds between dates
	

	// if time is already past
	if(amount < 0){
		document.getElementById(iid).innerHTML="00 days, 00 hours, 00 mins, 00 secs";
	}
	// else date is still good
	else{
		days=0;hours=0;mins=0;secs=0;out="";

		amount = Math.floor(amount/1000);//kill the "milliseconds" so just secs

		days=Math.floor(amount/86400);//days
		amount=amount%86400;

		hours=Math.floor(amount/3600);//hours
		amount=amount%3600;

		mins=Math.floor(amount/60);//minutes
		amount=amount%60;

		secs=Math.floor(amount);//seconds

		out += (days<=9?'0':'')+days +" "+((days==1)?"day":"days")+", ";
		out += (hours<=9?'0':'')+hours +" "+((hours==1)?"hour":"hours")+", ";
		out += (mins<=9?'0':'')+mins +" "+((mins==1)?"min":"mins")+", ";
		out += (secs<=9?'0':'')+secs +" "+((secs==1)?"sec":"secs")+" ";
		out += "to SU Elections 2012";
		//out = out.substr(0,out.length-2);
		document.getElementById(iid).innerHTML=out;

		setTimeout(function(){GetCount(ddate,iid)}, 1000);
	}
}

window.onload=function(){
	GetCount(countFrom, 'clockContainer');
};