I have just solved the problem. There was something causing problems with a standard Request call, so this is the code I used instead:
vote.each(function(element){
element.addEvent('submit', function(e){
e.stop();
new Request.JSON({
url : e.target.action,
onRequest : function(){
spinner.show();
},
onComplete : function(){
spinner.hide();
},
onSuccess : function(resp){
var j = resp;
if (!j) return false;
var restaurant = element.getParent('.restaurant');
restaurant.getElements('.votes')[0].set('html', j.votes + " vote(s)");
$$('#restaurants .restaurant').pop().set('html', "Total Votes: " + j.totalvotes);
buildRestaurantGraphs();
}
}).send(this);
});
});
If anyone knows why the standard Request object was giving me problems I would love to know.