Submit Your Votes

VOTING CRITERIA & GUIDELINES

● In order to qualify to vote, youth must read at least four titles on a specific list.

● Youth may choose to read and vote on more than one list if they complete the required number of titles.

● Youth may choose the best list suited for their interests and needs and are not required to vote based on their grade level.

● Schools and libraries should not require youth to read all nominees on a specific list or base awards or prizes on the number of titles completed. Reading choice fosters reading joy.

● Voting opens on November 1st and is open through April 15th each year. Votes submitted after the deadline may not be included in the total.

● Youth may only vote for one title per list.

● Youth may vote through their school, school library, home school, or public library.

● Adults in charge of tallying votes will:

○ Compile votes by their own chosen method. Paper ballots are available in the Golden Sower manual, but are not required to be used.

○ Total the votes for each individual title.

○ Submit each title total online through the Golden Sower website on behalf of program participants.

○ Only one submission per list is accepted for each school or library.

● Home schools may submit their votes independently or through a public library, whichever is most convenient.