Voting on Entries
How audience voting works on AwardKit. Browse entries, score or pick favorites, and cast your votes without creating an account.
The program organizer may share an audience voting link so the public, members, or program participants can vote on entries. No AwardKit account is needed. Audience voting works through a unique tokenized link the organizer shares with you.
How it works
- Click the voting link the organizer shared
- You'll see a dashboard with all entries to review
- Browse, search, and evaluate entries
- Your progress saves automatically
Voting methods
The organizer chooses which voting method to use. You'll see one of these two experiences:
Score Criteria
You score each entry on criteria the organizer defined (for example, "Impact", "Innovation"). Each criterion has a slider you drag to set your score. Criteria may have different weights, shown as a badge on each card.
Click any entry to open it, review the entry details on the left, and score using the criteria on the right. Scores save automatically as you move sliders.
Top Picks
You pick and rank your favorite entries. The organizer sets how many picks you get (typically 3 to 5). Browse entries, click to view details, and select your favorites. Use the arrow buttons to reorder your rankings.
Tips for voting
- Review the entry description and any embedded videos or files before scoring. Most entries put their best material in their custom fields.
- Check the Voting Guidelines sidebar for instructions from the organizer
- Take your time: you can close the browser and come back later; your link stays active and your progress is saved
- Search and filter: use the search bar to find specific entries by title, description, or entrant name
Your votes are private. Only the program organizer can see individual scores or picks. Other voters and entrants see aggregated results only after the organizer publishes them.