Florida Online Voting Contests

Central Florida Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Central Florida girls flag football standouts, with confirmed 2025 winners from Oviedo, Pine Ridge, and St. Cloud.

Central Florida High School Baseball Player of the Week

Orlando · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI fan vote recognizing the top Central Florida prep baseball performance of the week. SI editors pick the nominees, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — the same deadline as every other Florida regional poll on the site.

Central Florida High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Orlando · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI weekly fan vote for the best boys basketball performance in the Orlando metro — Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, and Brevard counties. Editors pick up to ten nominees; anyone can vote with no account; the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.

Central Florida High School Football Player of the Week

Orlando · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive)

The High School on SI weekly fan vote covering Orange, Seminole, Indian River, and six adjacent Central Florida counties — unlimited voting, closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific (not Monday like the Dallas regional), winner posted the following week on si.com/high-school/florida.

Central Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Orlando · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI fan vote for the top Central Florida girls basketball performance of the week. SI editors nominate; anyone can vote with no login; voting closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — mid-season ballots have drawn nominees from Montverde Academy, Bishop Moore, Lake Highland Prep, and Ocoee.

Central Florida High School Girls Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly fan-vote poll from High School on SI / SBLive for girls flag football standouts across Orange, Osceola, Lake, and Seminole counties, run during the FHSAA spring season with a Sunday-night close and no seasonal award attached.

Central Florida High School Softball Player of the Week

Orlando · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's fan-vote ballot for the week's best Central Florida prep softball performance. Editors nominate; anyone can vote without an account; the poll runs every spring week during the FHSAA season and closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.

Florida Big Bend High School Baseball Player of the Week

Tallahassee · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI spring fan vote for standout baseball performances across Leon, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties. SI editors choose the nominees; fans vote unlimited times until Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT. This is a distinct poll from the Panhandle baseball ballot — the two share a geographic boundary near Chiles (Tallahassee), but the fields are separate.

Florida Big Bend High School Football Player of the Week

Tallahassee · High School on SI / SBLive

High School on SI's weekly fan-vote poll for Tallahassee-area prep football — Leon, Wakulla, Taylor, Madison, and Franklin counties — with unlimited voting and a Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT close. On Oct 28, 2025, all four major Leon County programs appeared on the same ballot.

Florida High School Athlete of the Week

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

Weekly statewide fan poll published by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated, formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, recognising standout FHSAA athletes across all seven classes and regions statewide. Free to vote, no account required, closes Friday 11:59 p.m. PT each week.

Florida High School Baseball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan-vote award by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, crowning the top FHSAA baseball player across classifications and regions each spring. Free to vote, no account required, baseball-specific polls run concurrently with regional Central Florida editions during the FHSAA spring season.

Florida High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan vote hosted by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, selecting the top Florida boys basketball player per FHSAA classification (1A–7A) each late winter. Free to vote, no account required; class polls run concurrently after FHSAA state tournament.

Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan vote hosted by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, selecting the top Florida girls basketball player per FHSAA classification (1A–7A) after each state tournament. Free to vote, no account required; class polls close on deadlines in mid-to-late March.

Florida High School Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan-vote award by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, crowning the top FHSAA basketball player per classification (1A–7A) each spring. Free to vote, no account required, typically closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. ET after nominations open.

Florida High School Softball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan-vote award by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive) at si.com/high-school/florida, crowning the top FHSAA girls softball player per classification (1A–7A) each spring. Free to vote, no account required, separate polls per class, close Sunday 11:59 p.m. ET.

Florida Panhandle High School Baseball Player of the Week

Pensacola · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI runs a weekly spring fan vote covering Northwest Florida prep baseball from Pensacola through Panama City and into the Tallahassee corridor. No account needed, voting is unlimited, and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — the same close day as every other SI Florida regional poll.

Florida Panhandle High School Football Player of the Week

Pensacola · High School on SI / SBLive

Weekly fan-vote poll from High School on SI covering Northwest Florida prep football from Pensacola through Ft. Walton Beach and Panama City. Unlimited voting, Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT close — and one structural quirk: Tallahassee's Godby and Chiles can land on this ballot or the separate Big Bend poll depending on which week you check.

Florida Panhandle High School Softball Player of the Week

Pensacola · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI runs a weekly fan vote each spring for the top Panhandle softball performer. Editors from the Panhandle / Big Bend coverage area nominate players after the week's games; anyone can vote, no account needed, and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — the same day the rest of Florida's SI regional polls close.

Florida Today Athlete of the Week

Melbourne · FLORIDA TODAY / 321 Preps (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan poll at 321preps.com and floridatoday.com recognising the top Brevard County / Space Coast high school athlete each sports week. Votes accepted once per device per hour; polling closes Thursday at noon. Run by FLORIDA TODAY and its prep-sports vertical 321 Preps (Gannett / USA TODAY Network).

Heartlands Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Florida Heartlands girls flag football standouts, with Jahzara Green of Ridgeview Global Studies Academy confirmed as a 2025 winner.

Mid-Central Florida Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for girls flag football athletes in the Polk and Highlands county corridor between Tampa and Orlando, running during the FHSAA spring season with no confirmed annual award.

Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week

Naples · Naples Daily News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan poll at naplesnews.com, presented by Elevate Home Services, recognising the top Southwest Florida high school athlete each sports week. Coaches submit nominees from Collier and Lee counties; readers vote once per device per hour; voting closes at 10 a.m. Thursday. Run by Naples Daily News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network).

North Suncoast Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for North Suncoast girls flag football nominees from the Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco county region.

Northeast Florida Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Northeast Florida girls flag football athletes in the Jacksonville-area region, running during the FHSAA spring season with no confirmed annual Player of the Year format.

Northeast Florida High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Jacksonville · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's weekly Jacksonville-area boys basketball fan vote, running each December through March with a Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT close. Bolles, Mandarin, Bishop Kenny, and Terry Parker are the programmes most often in the conversation, and the ballot is settled entirely by public turnout — anyone can vote with no login or registration.

Northeast Florida High School Football Player of the Week

Jacksonville · High School on SI

High School on SI's weekly Jacksonville-area fan vote: 25 nominees on one September ballot, Xander Edwards logging 522 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns for Bolles, and a Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT close that runs an hour behind most voters' assumptions. No statewide Florida ballot exists — this is Jacksonville's own competition.

Northeast Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Jacksonville · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI fan vote for the best girls basketball performance in the Jacksonville metro each week. Editors nominate standout players from Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Nassau, and Putnam counties; anyone can vote with no account from December through March, with the poll closing Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.

Northeast Florida High School Softball Player of the Week

Jacksonville · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI regional fan vote for the best NE Florida prep softball performance of the week. SI editors choose the nominees — ten names on the April 2, 2026 ballot — anyone can vote with no account, and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, the same close as the SI football ballots in the region.

Palm Beach County High School Football Player of the Week

Palm Beach County · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI weekly fan vote for the best Palm Beach County prep football performance. SI's regional reporter nominates the field, anyone can vote unlimited times at si.com with no account required, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — a county-specific poll separate from the South Florida SI vote that covers Miami-Dade and Broward.

Palm Beach County High School Softball Player of the Week

West Palm Beach · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI spring fan vote for the best Palm Beach County softball performance of the week. SI's reporter picks the nominees; anyone can vote with no account; the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — and the Feb 22, 2026 field featured two Cardinal Newman nominees and two King's Academy nominees alongside a West Boca Raton public-school standout.

Panama City FPL Athlete of the Week

Bay County's weekly FPL Athlete of the Week, run by the Panama City News Herald and sponsored by Florida Power & Light: free, public, no account needed. Feeds a spring Athlete of the Year vote that topped 400,000 combined votes in one season.

Panhandle Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Panhandle girls flag football athletes, with Choctawhatchee and Lawton Chiles as confirmed 2025 state-finalist programs and no confirmed annual Player of the Year format.

Pensacola News Journal Athlete of the Week

Pensacola · Pensacola News Journal (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan poll on pnj.com, sponsored by Florida Power & Light, recognising the top Northwest Florida Panhandle high school athlete each sports season. Voting closes Saturday at 11 a.m.; winner announced each Monday. Run by the Pensacola News Journal (Gannett / USA TODAY Network).

South Florida Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season fan poll from High School on SI / SBLive for South Florida girls flag football standouts, with public voting during the FHSAA spring season and no confirmed annual Player of the Year format.

South Florida High School Baseball Player of the Week

Miami · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI weekly fan vote for the best prep baseball performance across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Editors select nominees from the week's results, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — a hard deadline that ends just as most South Florida supporters are finishing the weekend.

South Florida High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Miami · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's weekly fan vote for the best boys basketball performance in Miami-Dade and Broward County. The ballot closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. Eastern — one of the few SI polls that runs on ET rather than PT — with unlimited voting and no account required.

South Florida High School Football Player of the Week

Miami · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive)

High School on SI's weekly fan vote covering Miami-Dade and Broward County prep football. The ballot closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT — two hours ahead of midnight for Florida fans — with unlimited voting and no account required. Florida runs no statewide football POTW; this is the only weekly poll for South Florida nominees.

South Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Miami · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's weekly fan vote for the best girls basketball performance in Miami-Dade and Broward County. Running weekly from November through February, no account required to vote, and the ballot lives inside a dated SI article — not a permanent page — so finding the live poll is the first thing to get right.

Southwest Florida Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Southwest Florida girls flag football standouts, confirmed for 2025 cycles but with no named Southwest Florida winners in the provided facts.

Southwest Florida High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Fort Myers · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI weekly fan vote for the best boys basketball performance in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties — Fort Myers, Naples, and Cape Coral. Editors nominate the week's standouts; anyone can vote with no account; the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. The poll runs December through March and is separate from the Southwest Florida football and flag-football counterparts on the same SI platform.

Southwest Florida High School Football Player of the Week

Fort Myers · High School on SI

High School on SI's weekly fan poll for Lee and Collier County standouts — the Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Naples corridor. Confirmed 2025 nominees include Community School of Naples (two in a single week), Lely (QB and RB on the same ballot), Gulf Coast, North Fort Myers, and Ida Baker. Closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. PT with no per-vote cap.

Southwest Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

Fort Myers · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI weekly fan vote for the best girls basketball performance in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties — Fort Myers, Naples, and Cape Coral. Editors nominate the week's standouts; anyone can vote with no account required; the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT. The poll runs December through March, then goes quiet until the next season.

Southwest Florida High School Softball Player of the Week

Fort Myers · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

High School on SI's fan-vote poll for the top prep softball performance of the week in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. Editors nominate; anyone votes with no account; the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern — earlier than you might expect if you're used to the Pacific-time closes on other SI polls.

Tampa Bay Flag Football Player of the Week

Weekly in-season High School on SI / SBLive fan poll for Tampa Bay girls flag football standouts, with confirmed 2025 ballot cycles but no named Tampa Bay weekly winners in the facts file.

Tampa Bay High School Football Player of the Week

Tampa · High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / formerly SBLive)

Weekly regional fan-vote poll by High School on SI covering Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando county prep football each fall. Closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — a day earlier than the Dallas regional ballot — on a ballot that mixes Hillsborough County public powers with Tampa private schools and outlying Pasco and Hernando programs.

Best in Destin

Destin, Florida's Best in Destin runs on Second Street at vipdestin.secondstreetapp.com, organized by VIP Destin Magazine. Two confirmed editions are logged, 2024 and 2025; the 2024 round nominated businesses October 9 through 26 and voted November 13 through December 3. Neither the category list nor a voting ceiling is printed there; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Best in Jax

Jacksonville Magazine's annual reader-voted awards across 100+ categories in dining, entertainment, shopping, and culture, with winners printed in the May issue.

Best of Florida Awards

Guide to Florida's Best of Florida Awards run as a statewide, multi-region readers' program across roughly 100-plus categories, grouped by area including Miami, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Pensacola, Sarasota, and Southwest Florida, with confirmed year-round voting and a cycle-refreshed URL, guidetoflorida.com/best-of/v for 2025 and guidetoflorida.com/best-of for 2026.

Best of Miami Readers' Poll

Miami New Times' annual Best of Miami Readers' Poll, an open online vote across roughly 150 categories capped at one vote per category per day, cast on a numbered survey ballot separate from the magazine's own informational page, with winners published in the June 26, 2025 print issue.

Best of Orlando

Orlando Weekly's Best of Orlando Readers' Choice Poll runs roughly 350 categories through a single continuous online vote at vote.orlandoweekly.com. The 2026 window ran June 3 through July 15, with winners revealed in the alt-weekly's August print issue rather than a live leaderboard; confirm the exact dates each year.

Best of Sarasota

Sarasota Magazine's annual reader vote across 109 categories spanning food, bars, shops, arts, and services, with results published in the dedicated Best of Sarasota issue.

Best of SRQ Local

SRQ Magazine's readers-choice program for the Sarasota-Bradenton market, built on a fall nomination round and a 15-plus-category daily-vote requirement, with winners named in the April issue.

Best of Tallahassee

Tallahassee Magazine's annual Best of Tallahassee readers-choice ballot, voted online across Food & Beverage, Services, Shopping, and Entertainment categories, with a year-stamped results page such as tallahasseemagazine.com/best-of-tallahassee-2025/.

Best of the Bay

Creative Loafing Tampa's Best of the Bay readers-choice awards, covering the Tampa Bay metro through a roughly 150-category critics' picks list plus a separate open reader ballot spanning close to 500 more categories, voted at community.cltampa.com with no published vote cap or fixed close date confirmed for this cycle.

Bonita Springs Community's Choice Awards

Naples · Naples Daily News

Naples Daily News publishes the Bonita Springs Community's Choice Awards through Second Street, at naplesnews.gannettcontests.com. This is the program's fourth cycle, following 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the current window dated June 10 through June 25, 2026 on the platform's own listing. The ballot page lists no category roster and no per-supporter limit; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Brevard Community's Choice Awards

FLORIDA TODAY runs the Brevard Community's Choice Awards, a readers'-choice ballot covering Brevard County, Florida, at floridatoday.gannettcontests.com. Four editions are now confirmed, 2023 through 2026, and the 2026 window ran May 11 through May 26 before closing. How many categories run, and how often one person may vote, is not stated; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Boynton Beach

Boynton Beach, Florida's readers' choice recognition runs through CommunityVotes at boyntonbeach.communityvotes.com. June 17 through October 11 makes up the confirmed 2026 nomination window here. Which categories qualify and whether a vote limit applies go unstated once that window ends, so confirm on the live ballot each cycle for either detail.

CommunityVotes Cape Coral

Cape Coral, Florida's audience picks its own local favorites through CommunityVotes Cape Coral, run by a local CommunityVotes partner at capecoral.communityvotes.com. Two editions are confirmed, 2024 and 2026, with no confirmed edition documented for 2025 in between. The page currently shows June 2026 as the results month, meaning the latest ballot has already closed. A category roster, a per-voter cap, and day-level open and close dates are not published; confirm all three on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Clearwater

Unlike Florida's statewide "best of" polls, CommunityVotes Clearwater answers to one city only, run by a local CommunityVotes partner at clearwater.communityvotes.com. Two editions are confirmed back to back, 2025 and 2026, and the current page shows June 2026 as the results month with voting already closed. A category roster, a per-voter cap, and day-level open and close dates are not published; confirm all three on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Coral Springs

In Coral Springs, Florida, CommunityVotes runs a local readers'-choice business ballot at coralsprings.communityvotes.com through a partner based in the city. Its history so far holds two editions, 2024 and then 2026, and the 2026 round has already wrapped, a winners page replaced the ballot in June. What the site withholds matters just as much, no printed category breakdown, no stated cap on votes per person, and no specific calendar day for either the opening or the close. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Fort Myers

CommunityVotes Fort Myers runs a readers' choice business ballot for Fort Myers, Florida at fortmyers.communityvotes.com. This year's confirmed nomination stage spans July 4 through October 25. Beyond that window, fortmyers.communityvotes.com stays silent on both category rules and a vote cap, so confirm on the live ballot each cycle for whichever detail matters.

CommunityVotes Melbourne

Three confirmed editions, 2024 through 2026, sit behind CommunityVotes Melbourne, a readers' choice business ballot for Melbourne, Florida, run at melbournefl.communityvotes.com. The confirmed 2026 nomination window runs June 17 through October 11. Past that window, no category list or vote cap has been published yet. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Palm Coast

Palm Coast, Florida hosts CommunityVotes Palm Coast, organized by a local CommunityVotes partner at palmcoast.communityvotes.com. Its confirmed history runs two editions deep, 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 nomination window open July 4 through October 25. Past that window, Palm Coast's live ballot is what actually settles any category list or vote cap, confirmed fresh each cycle.

CommunityVotes Pembroke Pines

Pembroke Pines, Florida hosts CommunityVotes Pembroke Pines, a ballot a local partner runs for CommunityVotes at pembrokepines.communityvotes.com. 2024 and 2026 are the two confirmed editions, and 2025 sits missing between them. The most recent cycle's August 2026 voting window has already closed, and the page now shows results plus a note that winner awards are produced to order. Neither the award categories nor a limit on repeat voting shows up anywhere on that page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Port St. Lucie

Port St. Lucie, Florida hosts CommunityVotes Port St. Lucie, a ballot a Port St. Lucie-based partner keeps running for CommunityVotes at portstlucie.communityvotes.com. Two confirmed editions run back to back, 2025 and 2026, with no gap year between them. The most recent cycle's August 2026 voting window has already closed, and the page shows results along with a list of sponsor businesses that backed the campaign. Neither a set of award categories nor a repeat-voting limit shows up anywhere on that page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Tallahassee

Unlike Best of Tallahassee's long-running local poll, CommunityVotes Tallahassee is organized through a local CommunityVotes partner on the national network's platform at tallahassee.communityvotes.com. Its proven history stands at 2024 plus 2026, and by August 2026 the cycle had already moved past voting into its results stage. Exactly which categories ran, and how many times one supporter could vote, needs confirming on the live ballot each cycle.

Finest on the Emerald Coast Community's Choice Awards

Northwest Florida Daily News runs Finest on the Emerald Coast Community's Choice Awards for Fort Walton Beach and the surrounding coast, voted on Gannett's contest platform at nwfdailynews.gannettcontests.com rather than through a statewide Best of Florida poll or a different regional masthead. Four confirmed editions run 2023 through 2026, with the 2026 window opening June 16 and closing July 1. What businesses actually get to enter under, or how often one supporter may vote, stays unpublished past that window; look to the live ballot each cycle for either answer.

Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest

WJCT, the Jacksonville, Florida public media station, runs the Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest for children in grades K-3 at wjct.org/writerscontest. Two confirmed editions back the program, 2024 and 2026, with a January 1 contest start and a public voting round that has run different windows in different years. A category list and voting rules are not published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Naples Daily News Community's Choice Awards

Two confirmed editions, 2024 and 2025, back the Naples Daily News Community's Choice Awards at naplesnews.gannettcontests.com. The most recent voting window, listed on the platform as the 2025 Community's Choice Awards Showcase, ran April 4 through April 28, 2025. Past that window, Naples Daily News's live page is what actually sets the next category list, any vote cap, or the following year's dates, confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Orlando Dining Awards Readers' Choice

Orlando Magazine's annual Dining Awards Readers' Choice list, covering roughly twenty categories across the Orlando metro, with the public vote feeding results that publish in the magazine's November issue.

Palm Beach County Community's Choice Awards

West Palm Beach · Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach County, Florida businesses compete for the Palm Beach County Community's Choice Awards, run by the Palm Beach Post at palmbeachpost.gannettcontests.com. Confirmed editions run 2023 through 2026, and the 2027 awards' nomination and voting window is confirmed October 12 through December 31, 2026. Which categories qualify and whether a per-voter limit applies go unpublished past that window, so confirm on the live ballot each cycle for either one.

Sarasota Community's Choice Awards

YourChoiceAwards / LocaliQ's Sarasota metro readers-choice program at yourchoiceawards.com/sarasota/, running roughly 160 categories through a two-stage nominate-then-vote structure covering Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, and the surrounding barrier islands, with no published vote cap or fixed close date on the public record, so confirm those details on the site each cycle.

Sun-Sentinel South Florida Favorites

Inaugural Sun-Sentinel readers-choice awards covering Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties, with public voting at votesouthflorida.com and gold, silver, and bronze recognition per category.

Tallahassee Community's Choice Awards

Tallahassee Democrat's Community's Choice Awards runs on Gannett's shared contest platform at tallahassee.gannettcontests.com, a separate program from Best of Tallahassee's own long-running poll under a different publisher. Four confirmed editions span 2023 through 2026, with the 2026 window opening June 16 and closing July 1. No category roster or per-voter cap survives past that window in what's published; both need confirming on the live ballot each cycle.

Treasure Coast Community's Choice Awards

TCPalm.com organizes the Treasure Coast Community's Choice Awards on the Second Street platform, now four confirmed editions deep, spanning 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The 2026 voting window, confirmed at tcpalm.gannettcontests.com, ran May 15 through May 30 and has since closed. A separate nominations page and a separate winners page exist alongside the ballot itself for recent years, though no category roster or per-voter limit accompanies any of them; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County Best in Show Photo Contest

Port Charlotte · Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County

Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County, a Port Charlotte, Florida shelter, built its own pet-photo fundraiser, Best In Show, and put it on GoGo Photo Contest's dedicated page, gogophotocontest.com/bestinshow. Two edition years are confirmed, 2019 and 2020, covering the shelter's second annual round: online voting opened November 1, 2019 and closed January 31, 2020. No newer edition is published anywhere on the confirmed page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Dachshund Rescue South Florida Calendar Contest

Davie · Dachshund Rescue South Florida

Dachshund Rescue South Florida, based in Davie, Florida, runs its own photo fundraiser at gogophotocontest.com/dachshundrescuesouthflorida through GoGo Photo Contest. Unlike a multi-business readers'-choice ballot, this is one rescue's own dog-photo calendar drive: voting for the 2027 calendar is confirmed open from 12:00 AM Eastern on September 1, 2026 through 11:59:59 PM Eastern on September 30, 2026. The rescue hasn't posted a category breakdown or named a vote ceiling past that point; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

SRQ Magazine Pets We Love Fan Favorites

Sarasota, Florida's Pets We Love Fan Favorites is a pet-photo readers' vote that SRQ Magazine organizes through its Second Street account, srqmagazine.secondstreetapp.com. Five confirmed editions back it: 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 round running May 1 through May 31. Neither a category breakdown nor a vote limit appears on the page; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle before promising a supporter anything specific.