Vancouver Election Blog Contest Info

GO TO BALLOT & VOTE: votermedia.org/van

The ballot shows the ranking and awards for the current week. The table below shows total awards since the contest began in May 2008, through the latest update September 1:

For contestants who waived awards, the table shows the totals they would have won. They waived for various reasons, such as not needing the funds because of having a professional salary.

Details of past votes here.

This is a test implementation of voter-funded media on Vancouver municipal issues, with emphasis on the November 2008 election. Unlike the competitions we've sponsored at UBC:
- this project is independent of the city government;
- there is no entry fee; anyone can suggest adding a media/blog to the list.

Please vote occasionally, up to once a week. We usually tally votes and update rankings on Monday afternoon/evening. Awards total $300/week.

Design of the voting system has been evolving through time -- see past updates and the VoterMedia blog, where you can comment and suggest new blogs to add.

We hope the city of Vancouver will one day fund and administer a competition like this, with a secure login for each voter.

GO TO BALLOT & VOTE: votermedia.org/van