THE GATSBYS VOTING RULE

Support a nominee ONE way online:

🗳️ Vote (no donation) OR 💛 Donate (your donation counts as your vote)
No Duplicates

🗳️ ONLINE VOTE (NO DONATION)

Online vote = 1 point
One vote per person per nominee (tracked; duplicates don’t count)

💛 DONATE (DONATION COUNTS AS YOUR VOTE)

Donate through the nominee’s unique link. Points are based on your total donated to that nominee (not how many separate donations you make)

$1–$24 = 5 pts

$25–$49 = 15 pts

$50–$74 = 30 pts

$75–$99 = 50 pts

$100–$149 = 75 pts

$150–$249 = 100 pts

$250+ = 150 pts

🎁 BONUS POINTS (TOTAL RAISED MILESTONES)
Bonus points are added when a nominee’s donation link reaches these totals:

$1,000 total raised = +50 pts

$2,500 total raised = +125 pts

$5,000 total raised = +250 pts

$10,000 total raised = +500 pts

🏆 JUDGES’ VOTES (MERIT BASED)

Judges vote using a scorecard based on the nominee’s interview + nomination video.
Judge points are added to the nominee’s total.

🎟️ IN PERSON AT THE WATERMILL

One ballot per ticketed attendee (duplicates don’t count)

In person vote = 25 points

✅ Final Score = all points combined

⏰ Cutoff: Online voting + nominee credited donations close at 3:00 PM on event day.
After 3:00 PM, the only votes added are in person ballots. Donations after 3:00 PM still support Angela’s House, but are not credited to any nominee.