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Be st o f St. Cro ix Valle y FAQ
Get better acquainted with our annual readersâ poll. By Editorial Staff
OU R R EA D ER Sâ P OL L is an annual favorite for many of our readers, who look forward to supporting local businesses and service providers with their votes. Additionally, the results serve as a great reference point for area residents in search of new dining venues, retail spots, services and more around the Valley area. If youâre new to the Best of St. Croix Valley readersâ poll or just curious about the process, read along to discover the ins and outs, so youâre ready to vote next year! VOT I N G WAS O P E N O N L I N E DURING JANUARY WITH THREE SIMPLE RULES*:
1. One entry was allowed per person; each ballot needed to include an email address. 2. Ballots must have been completed by 5 p.m. January 31, 2022. 3. Voters needed to vote in at least five categories to ensure their ballot was counted. *Any rule not adhered to may have resulted in entire surveys being discarded, and all results were subject to editorial discretion. WA N T TO K N OW M O R E ? H E R E ARE THE ANSWERS TO SOME F R E Q U E N T LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S :
How do you choose the categories? Each year, our editorial and management teams evaluate survey categories to include topics our readers find most relevant. We always consider feedback
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from our readers and appreciate hearing about categories youâd like to see added or eliminated. How does voting work? This year, we included an all write-in ballot, so our voters could easily make their top choices. Once voting closed, tabulators determined which businesses were the top three vote-getters. Whatâs a finalist vs. a winner? The top three vote-getters in each category become finalists and are announced in the spring on our website, and the top vote-getter is the winner and is announced in the summer on our website and in our magazine. Once votes are tabulated, our editorial team fact-checks the address and contact information for each finalist. If a finalist is no longer a valid selection due to a closed business, etc., the next highest vote-getter(s) moves up to become a finalist. Can a business or organization be a finalist if itâs located outside of the magazineâs coverage area? In order to qualify as a finalist in the survey, each business or organization must be located in the community and/or provide services to local residents. Iâm a business owner. How can I get on next yearâs ballot? We recommend encouraging people, including your clients or customers, to vote for your business in our next readersâ poll, which goes live on our website in January 2023.
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