Arizona Online Voting Contests

12News Friday Night Fever Sweet Play of the Week

Phoenix · 12News (KPNX) / Sweet James Accident Attorneys

The 12News (KPNX) Friday Night Fever weekly fan vote for Arizona's best high school football play, sponsored by Sweet James Accident Attorneys. Each week during the season three "Sweet Plays" are shortlisted from games across the state, fans vote for the winner, and the weekly winners advance toward the season-end Sweet Play of the Year and a $5,000 scholarship.

12News Friday Night Fever Sweet Play of the Year

Phoenix · 12News (KPNX) / Sweet James Accident Attorneys

The season-ending fan vote in 12News (KPNX) Friday Night Fever, Arizona's high school football highlight program sponsored by Sweet James Accident Attorneys. Eleven weekly Sweet Play of the Week winners from across the state go head to head on one ballot; online voting runs through early December, and the winner is revealed at the annual Friday Night Fever Awards Show with a $5,000 scholarship attached.

Arizona High School Athlete of the Week

Statewide Arizona · SBLive / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Weekly statewide fan poll sponsored by WaFd Bank and run by SBLive / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/arizona, recognising standout AIA athletes across all six enrollment divisions statewide. Free to vote, no account required, closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time each week.

Arizona High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

The SBLive / High School on SI weekly fan vote for Arizona prep boys basketball, sponsored by WaFd Bank. Editors compile nominees from across the AIA's seven classifications; anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — with a winner announced Monday.

Arizona High School Player of the Year

Statewide Arizona · SBLive / High School on SI (Sports Illustrated)

Annual sport-specific fan vote hosted by High School on SI / SBLive at si.com/high-school/arizona, recognising the best AIA high school player in each sport at the end of every season. Free to vote, no account needed. Run by SBLive under the Sports Illustrated umbrella.

Arizona Republic Athlete of the Week

Phoenix · The Arizona Republic / azcentral (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly Phoenix-metro fan poll at azcentral.com, presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, recognising standout AIA prep athletes across Greater Phoenix each school-sports season. One vote per hour per device, no account required. Administered by The Arizona Republic (Gannett / USA TODAY Network) — the largest Gannett daily in Arizona.

Arizona Republic High School Football Play of the Week

Phoenix · The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com

The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com weekly fan vote for the best high school football play in Arizona. Nominees are selected by Republic sports staff across all AIA divisions; fans vote via an embedded Poll.fm widget that closes Wednesday at 5 p.m. Arizona time — the shortest active window of any comparable state prep football poll.

Arizona Daily Star Readers' Choice

Arizona Daily Star's annual Readers' Choice awards for Tucson, run on the Second Street platform across 200+ categories in ten industry groups. The 2025 cycle drew 44,000+ nominated businesses, with daily voting online or by text to 520-214-8683 from August 15 through August 25, closing with a gala event.

Best of Havasu

River City Newspapers runs Best of Havasu at havasunews.secondstreetapp.com, an independent ballot for Lake Havasu City, Arizona, unlike four of its Arizona siblings that answer to the CommunityVotes network instead. Four confirmed editions back the program, 2023 through 2026, with the most recent window running June 15 through August 1, 2026, now closed. The organizer keeps the category count and the per-voter rule off the page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Best of Phoenix

Phoenix New Times' annual readers' poll across roughly 100 categories in Arts, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Shopping, Services, and Cannabis, with public online voting after an open nomination round.

Best of Sedona Kudos

Sedona · Prescott Daily Courier

Best of Sedona Kudos is Prescott Daily Courier's readers'-choice ballot for the Sedona market, hosted on Second Street at dcourier.secondstreetapp.com. Second Street's own listing shows two years for this program, 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 stretch running July 8 through August 8 before closing. No category name and no per-voter rule appear on that page past those dates; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

Best of the 'Burg (Wickenburg Sun)

Wickenburg · Wickenburg Sun

Wickenburg, Arizona businesses compete each year in Best of the 'Burg, published by the Wickenburg Sun under River City Newspapers and hosted on Second Street at havasunews.secondstreetapp.com. Four editions have run so far, spanning 2023 to 2026, and the latest round opened July 13 and closed August 19. Two specifics stay off the page - the shape of its category lineup, and whether repeat voting from one supporter faces any limit; confirm on the live ballot each cycle before the next round opens.

Best of the Desert AZ Community's Choice Awards

Phoenix · Gannett / USA TODAY Network local paper

Best of the Desert AZ Community's Choice Awards covers the East and West Phoenix Valley through the USA TODAY Network's Your Choice Awards platform at yourchoiceawards.com/phoenix. Two confirmed editions have run so far, 2025 and 2026; the 2026 cycle opened nominations December 10-31, 2025, moved the top five nominees per category into a public voting round February 11-25, 2026, and closed with winners announced May 15, 2026. A category roster and per-voter rules are not published beyond that; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Best of the Valley

PHOENIX magazine's long-running Greater Phoenix Valley readers' choice poll, 25 years old in 2025, with a two-category vote cap and local-business-only eligibility for winners.

Best of Tucson

Tucson Weekly's annual readers' poll, the metro's oldest and most comprehensive, spanning roughly 250+ categories with a mid-May through June 30 nomination round followed by public voting into late August.

Best of Verde Valley

Verde Valley · Prescott Daily Courier

Best of Verde Valley is Prescott Daily Courier's readers'-choice ballot for the Verde Valley market, run through Second Street at dcourier.secondstreetapp.com. Two years are confirmed for this program, 2025 and 2026, and the 2026 stretch closed August 8 after opening July 8. Nothing published behind that window names a category or sets a per-voter rule; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Buckeye

Buckeye · CommunityVotes Buckeye

CommunityVotes Buckeye is the CommunityVotes network's nominate-then-vote business ballot for Buckeye, Arizona, at buckeye.communityvotes.com. The live 2026 page confirms a nomination window of May 17 through September 13. Only two of the last three years, 2024 and 2026, are confirmed as separate cycles; no category list or per-voter limit surfaces past that stretch so far. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Chandler

Chandler · CommunityVotes Chandler

CommunityVotes Chandler has confirmed three straight nomination cycles, 2024 through 2026, on the CommunityVotes network's dedicated page at chandler.communityvotes.com for Chandler, Arizona. The live 2026 window runs May 17 through September 13. Neither a category list nor a per-voter cap turns up past that stretch. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Gilbert

Gilbert · CommunityVotes Gilbert

CommunityVotes Gilbert runs its own dedicated business ballot for Gilbert, Arizona, still legally a town despite population growth that rivals many Arizona cities, at gilbert.communityvotes.com. The live 2026 page confirms a nomination window from May 17 through September 13, the third straight confirmed year alongside 2024 and 2025. Past that window, neither a category breakdown nor a vote limit is published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Peoria AZ

CommunityVotes Peoria AZ asks Peoria, Arizona readers to nominate favorite local businesses on the CommunityVotes network's own address, peoriaaz.communityvotes.com. Two nomination cycles stand confirmed, 2024 and 2025, and the window now running opened May 17 and closes September 13. Past that stretch the page stays quiet, offering no category roster, no per-voter limit, no voting-stage date. Each gap is a live-ballot question, not a settled fact here.

CommunityVotes Surprise

CommunityVotes Surprise invites Surprise, Arizona readers to nominate favorite local businesses at surprise.communityvotes.com, run through a local CommunityVotes partner. Three nomination cycles are confirmed, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and nominations are open right now, May 17 through September 13. Past that window, no category roster, no per-voter limit, no voting-stage date sit on the page; each remains a live-ballot question rather than a settled fact.

CommunityVotes Tempe

Tempe · CommunityVotes Tempe

Where does a Tempe supporter actually go to back a local favorite in CommunityVotes Tempe? tempe.communityvotes.com, run through a local CommunityVotes partner rather than a Tempe city agency. Two editions are confirmed so far, 2021 and 2025, four years apart rather than back to back, and the live page keeps its current nomination window open May 17 through September 13. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle for anything past that window.

Courier Cares Christmas Lighting Contest

Prescott, Arizona's Prescott Daily Courier runs the Courier Cares Christmas Lighting Contest on Second Street at dcourier.secondstreetapp.com, a user-submitted photo contest rather than a business ballot. The confirmed 2025 window ran November 28 through December 20, the organizer's second confirmed year after 2024. Unlike the Prescott Daily Courier's other Arizona programs, this one asks residents to submit photos of their own holiday lighting rather than nominate a business. No category list or vote limit is published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Experience AZ

AZ Big Media's statewide readers' choice ballot for Arizona travel and experience categories, drawing thousands of votes from travelers, locals, and adventure seekers, documented in a 2025 lifestyle feature at azbigmedia.com.

Prescott Readers' Choice (Prescott Daily Courier)

The Prescott Daily Courier publishes Prescott Readers' Choice at dcourier.secondstreetapp.com, a Second Street ballot for Prescott, Arizona. Nominating and voting share one window rather than running as two separate stages, and for 2026 that window opened March 2 and closed May 23. Two editions back the program so far, 2025 and 2026. Categories and any vote cap go unpublished; confirm on the live ballot each cycle, since the Courier's page is the only place either detail will actually surface.

Ranking Arizona

Annual AZ Big Media statewide business readers-choice survey, "Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business," with public online voting across 100+ industry sub-categories.

The Arizona Pet Project Calendar Contest

The Arizona Pet Project built its Arizona Pet Project Calendar Contest with GoGo Photo Contest, live at gogophotocontest.com/theazpp2026. Two confirmed editions cover 2025 and 2026, with the dated 2025 voting period running March 29 through May 17. The top 13 vote-getters win a spot in the printed calendar, and the single leading entry wins the cover photo. Category rules and a vote limit stay unpublished; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.