function daysTill() {
  //----------  EDIT THE VARIABLES BELOW  ------------------
  // EDIT THE VARIABLES BELOW
  var day=	28 // Day
  var month=	10 // Month
  var year=	2012 //Year
  var event=	"MOCK ELECTION 2008 RESULTS."
  var end = 	"See"
  //----------  END OF EDIT  -------------------------------

  var daystocount=new Date(year, month -1, day)
  today=new Date()
  if (today.getMonth()==month && today.getDate()>day)
  daystocount.setFullYear(daystocount.getFullYear())
  var oneday=1000*60*60*24
  var write = (Math.ceil((daystocount.getTime()-today.getTime())/(oneday)))
  document.write('<strong>THANKS FOR YOUR VOTING!</strong>  '+end+' '+' <strong>'+event+'</strong> 2012 COUNTDOWN <strong>'+write+'</strong>.')
}