voting period is open when voting dates are not set

app/helpers/application_helper.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   #
   def voting_open_or_close(program)
     return if program.voting_period?
-    if program.voting_start_date > Date.today
+    if program.voting_start_date > Time.current
       return 'Voting period has not started yet!'
     else # voting_end_date > Date.today because voting_start_date < voting_end_date
       return 'Voting period is over!'

app/models/program.rb

@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ class Program < ActiveRecord::Base
   def show_voting?
     return true unless blind_voting
 
-    Date.today > voting_end_date
+    Time.current > voting_end_date
   end
 
   ##
   # Checks if we are still in voting period
   # ====Returns
-  # * +true+ -> If the voting period is not over yet
+  # * +true+ -> If the voting period is not over yet (or if the voting dates are not set)
   # * +false+ -> If the voting period is over
   def voting_period?
-    return false unless voting_start_date && voting_end_date
+    return true unless voting_start_date && voting_end_date
 
     (voting_start_date.to_datetime..voting_end_date.to_datetime).cover? Time.current
   end

spec/models/program_spec.rb

@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ describe Program do
   end
 
   describe 'voting_period?' do
-    it 'retuns false when voting dates are not set' do
+    it 'retuns true when voting dates are not set' do
-      expect(program.voting_period?).to eq false
+      expect(program.voting_period?).to eq true
     end
 
     shared_examples 'voting period' do |voting_start_date, voting_end_date, returns|