Voting FAQs

What are The Tally Awards?

The Tally Awards are the people's choice awards for Tallahassee's favorite businesses. It's a competition that is decided strictly by the votes of the populace of Tallahassee and the surrounding area.

Which businesses can enter?

A predefined category list is constructed each year to cover the wide variety of businesses in Tallahassee and the surrounding area. Any business that can justifiably fit within a category can participate.

How much is the entry fee for a business to participate?

There is absolutely no cost for a business to participate in the voting.

When and how do people vote?

The voting for The Tally Awards will take place on TallyAwards.com from September 1, 2012 - November 30, 2012.  Voting is 100% free.

To vote, it is highly recommended that a user login using their Facebook account. This will allow the user to change their vote(s) at any time during the voting window.  An alternate means of voting has also been instittued for those users that do not have a Facebook account.  These users will not be able to modify their vote(s) after submitting them.

Note that a validation on all votes will be run that will ensure that only one vote per category per user was cast.

If the voting has already started, can I still NOMINATE A BUSINESS?

Yes, a business can be nominated until 11:59 pm EST on November 23, 2012.  You can nominate your own business or your favorite businesses. Our goal with this competition is to be fair and determine which businesses in Tallahassee really are the people's choice.

When and where are the winners announced?

All of the winners from the various categories will be announced at The Tally Awards Gala.

What do the winners receive?

Being a Tally Award winner is an honor that can be mentioned in all forms of advertising and lets the public know that your company was voted the favorite in Tallahassee by the only votes that really matter - the votes from people in our community!

Why are the final vote tallies from the voting not being displayed?

In fairness to all businesses listed in The Tally Awards, we will not release the final vote tallies to anyone or any organization, other than the main event partners. Our goal in this competition is to find the people's choice for the favorite businesses in Tallahassee. We will announce these winners for all categories at The Tally Awards Gala.

In our eyes, all of the other companies that compete, but don't win in their category, are equal runner-ups and deserve to be recognized and applauded for the hard work that they put in each day to make their business successful.

How can I remove my business from the competition?

A business owner may request removal from The Tally Awards at any point in time. The request must be sent electronically via our contact form, mailed or hand-delivered on company letterhead. 

Need more Information?

Further information concerning the rules of The Tally Awards can be found in our rules section.