South Carolina Online Voting Contests

Charleston Post and Courier Athlete of the Week

Charleston · Post and Courier (Lee Enterprises)

Post and Courier runs a weekly athlete-of-the-week feature inside its Charleston-area high school sports coverage at postandcourier.com/sports/highschool/, spotlighting a different Lowcountry program each week. The exact nominee count, vote cap, and close day shift week to week; readers should check the current post before assuming last week's rules still apply.

Greenville News Athlete of the Week

Greenville · The Greenville News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan poll at greenvilleonline.com recognising the top Upstate South Carolina prep athlete each SCHSL sports season. Run by The Greenville News (Gannett / USA TODAY Network). One vote per hour per device, no account required.

South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Fan Vote

Where does South Carolina vote on its football Hall of Fame class? At scfootballhof.org, where the SC Football Hall of Fame runs an annual fan vote open to all for both modern-era and legacy nominees. Two confirmed editions back the program, 2025 and 2026, moving through a November nomination round into a January final vote. No roster of ballot categories and no limit on how often a supporter may return appear anywhere on the current page; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week

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

Free weekly statewide fan poll at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated), recognising the top South Carolina prep athlete each SCHSL sports season. No vote cap; automated scripts are banned. Voting closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

South Carolina High School Baseball Player of the Week

Statewide South Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

Weekly spring fan vote from High School on SI / SBLive Sports at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, honoring one standout South Carolina prep baseball performer each week, February through May. The organizer confirms the same weekly format in Georgia and North Carolina. Free to vote; no account required.

South Carolina High School Baseball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide baseball-specific fan-vote poll operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, crowning South Carolina's top prep baseball player. Free, no hourly vote cap; automated scripts are banned. Also tracked by the Independent Mail covering the Upstate.

South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

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

Free, statewide fan vote run by High School on SI (SBLive Sports) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, crowning one standout boys basketball performer each week of the SCHSL season across all classifications. No vote cap, no account needed — SI names only the winner, never a running tally, in the following week's article.

South Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide boys-basketball fan-vote poll run by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, crowning South Carolina's top prep boys basketball player each winter season. Free, no hourly vote cap; automated scripts are prohibited. Closes post-SCHSL state tournament.

South Carolina High School Football Defensive Player of the Year

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

Annual, defense-only fan-vote trophy from SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, separate from South Carolina's combined award, its offensive counterpart, and the weekly Player of the Week poll. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page each cycle for the nominee field and dates.

South Carolina High School Football Offensive Player of the Year

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

Annual, offense-only fan-vote trophy from SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, separate from the state's combined Player of the Year and weekly Player of the Week polls. The organizer confirms this offense/defense split format in other Southeastern states. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page for this cycle's nominee field and close date.

South Carolina High School Football Player of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive statewide fan vote for the best South Carolina prep football performance of the week. Editors draw from all SCHSL classifications and SCISA private schools — up to 15 nominees per ballot — and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Vote totals are never published; only the winner is named the following week.

South Carolina High School Football Player of the Year

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

Annual fan-vote award for South Carolina prep football, run by SBLive Sports / High School on SI at si.com/high-school/south-carolina. The season's weekly Player of the Week honorees feed the pool this vote draws from. Free to vote, no account required; confirm the live page for this cycle's exact nominee list and close date.

South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

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

Free weekly fan vote from High School on SI (SBLive Sports) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, recognizing one standout South Carolina prep girls basketball performer each week of the SCHSL winter season. Confirmed active as of January 2025, with no posted per-visit vote limit; automated scripts are barred under SI's contest terms.

South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide girls-basketball fan-vote poll run by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, selecting South Carolina's top prep girls basketball player after each SCHSL winter season. Free, no hourly cap; automated scripts are prohibited. Voting closes late March.

South Carolina High School Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide fan-vote poll at si.com/high-school/south-carolina, operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated), crowning South Carolina's top prep football player. Two editions each cycle: Preseason POY (summer) and End-of-Season POY (post-championship, January). Free to vote; no hourly cap; automated scripts banned.

South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week

High School on SI's weekly fan vote for South Carolina prep softball. Editors nominate roughly 10 standout performers; anyone can vote unlimited times with no account. The ballot closes Sunday 11:59 p.m. Pacific — and the organizer publishes the winner's name only, never the raw totals.

South Carolina High School Softball Player of the Year

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

Annual statewide girls softball fan-vote award operated by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina. Free, unlimited human votes; automated scripts are banned. Covers all SCHSL classifications during the spring softball season, closing at the deadline stated on the active poll article.

South Carolina High School Volleyball Player of the Year

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

Annual fan-vote poll run each fall by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) at si.com/high-school/south-carolina/volleyball, naming South Carolina's top prep volleyball player after the SCHSL season wraps. Free to enter, no account required. Confirm the exact voting window on the live poll page each cycle; High School on SI adjusts dates by year.

South Carolina Mr. Football Reader Poll

Twenty percent of South Carolina's Mr. Football score comes from a public vote, not the committee. Five finalists go up October 31. The reader poll shuts around November 24, and the winner is revealed December 13 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl.

WLTX Columbia Player of the Week

Columbia · WLTX News19 (Tegna, CBS affiliate, Columbia/Midlands SC)

Weekly public fan vote from WLTX News19 (Tegna, CBS affiliate, Columbia/Midlands SC) naming a Columbia-area high school Player of the Week during football season. Free to vote, no account required, ballot and outcome decided entirely by WLTX's newsroom and current voting page.

Best of Charleston

Charleston City Paper's annual Best of Charleston readers-choice awards run voting at vote.charlestoncitypaper.com, separate from the paper's main site, with the current cycle anchored at charlestoncitypaper.com/best-of-charleston-2026. Neither a category list nor a vote cap has surfaced anywhere online; verify specifics on the live ballot page.

Best of Columbia

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine's annual Best of Columbia readers-choice awards run through a single confirmed ballot page, columbiametro.com/best-of-columbia-ballot/, active for the 2025 cycle. No public category list, vote cap, or close date has surfaced beyond that page; confirm specifics on the live site each cycle.

Best of Columbia

Free Times' annual Best of Columbia readers-choice awards run in two rounds, an open nomination stage followed by a final vote, across four confirmed categories, Food, Nightlife, Arts, and Services, at postandcourier.com/free-times/best_of_columbia/, with results published through the Post and Courier's Columbia coverage.

Best of Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Magazine runs Best of Mount Pleasant, a South Carolina readers'-choice ballot at mountpleasantmagazine.com, kept separate from statewide or other city-specific "best of" polls in the state. One confirmed edition backs it, its voting deadline fixed at midnight on October 15, 2026. The magazine's own coverage extends past Mount Pleasant itself to include Awendaw. Confirm both a full category roster and any vote cap on the live ballot each cycle, since neither one is printed on the page as it stands today.

Best of South Carolina Awards

Guide to South Carolina runs the statewide Best of South Carolina Awards, a reader vote spanning roughly 100-plus categories at guidetosouthcarolina.com, with the 2026 ballot closing May 31 and every submitted vote subject to an editorial compliance review rather than an automatic count.

Best of the Beach

The Sun News and MyrtleBeachOnline.com's annual nominate-then-vote readers' poll for the Myrtle Beach area, backed by a six-figure marketing push and closing its 2026 ballot around June 19.

Best of the Grand Strand

WMBF News's annual Best of the Grand Strand readers-choice program, voted at wmbfnews.com/page/best-of-the-grand-strand/ and run separately from MyHorryNews's Myrtle Beach Herald Readers' Choice. No public category list, vote cap, or close date is confirmed; check the live page each cycle for current rules.

Best of the Upstate Community's Choice Awards

Greenville News / Greenville Online's annual readers' awards for the Upstate, run on the Gannett YourChoiceAwards platform across 180+ categories, with 540+ businesses recognized each year and an Awards Dinner closing the cycle.

Best of Your Hometown Community's Choice Awards

Best of Your Hometown Community's Choice Awards asks Anderson, South Carolina residents to name the businesses they already rely on, organized by the Anderson Independent Mail at independentmail.gannettcontests.com. Four editions are now confirmed, 2023 through 2026, and the 2026 window ran June 8 through June 23 before closing. Neither the category list nor a voting ceiling is printed there; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

BroadwayWorld South Carolina Awards

BroadwayWorld's annual South Carolina theater fan-vote awards, run as one statewide ballot at broadwayworld.com/south-carolina/ with no separate Charleston edition. The category list, exact dates, and any vote cap aren't published for this edition, so the live BroadwayWorld South Carolina page is the source to check each cycle.

Charleston Magazine's Best Of

Charleston Magazine runs its own annual Best Of program at charlestonmag.com, built on a mix of editorial selection and reader nominations rather than one open public ballot. No published category list, vote cap, or close date surfaced for this guide; confirm specifics on the live site each cycle.

Charleston's Choice

Charleston · Post and Courier (Lee Enterprises)

Charleston's Choice runs nominations in spring, then narrows to a finalist ballot for public voting. Miss Phase 1 and a business never reaches the vote at all, that trips up more entrants than the vote count ever does.

CommunityVotes Charleston

Metroland's CommunityVotes readers-choice program for the Charleston, South Carolina market, run at charleston.communityvotes.com through three stages: nomination, voting, and winners. The confirmed 2026 nomination window runs September 2 through December 27. It is a separate program from the Post and Courier's own Charleston's Choice ballot.

CommunityVotes Columbia SC

Columbia, South Carolina's CommunityVotes ballot, coordinated by a CommunityVotes affiliate for this specific market, sits at columbiasc.communityvotes.com, distinct from two other "Best of Columbia" pages published elsewhere in the state. Confirmed editions land on 2024 and 2026, with nothing published for 2025 in between. Voting for the 2026 cycle opens Wednesday, August 12, beginning at 6:00 in the morning, and continues through Sunday, September 13, closing out at 11:59 that night; earlier nomination-period dates are unpublished, confirmed on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Rock Hill

Rock Hill, South Carolina's CommunityVotes ballot has its 2026 voting stage open now, from 6:00 am on August 12 to 11:59 pm on September 13, hosted at rockhill.communityvotes.com through a CommunityVotes affiliate. A trio of editions stands behind the program already, 2024 into 2026. Which categories apply, and whether any daily limit caps a supporter's ballot, stays off the page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

HBA of Columbia Parade of Homes

HBA of Columbia's annual Parade of Homes pairs a public home tour with a People's Choice vote hosted on the ParadePass platform at hbac.paradepass.com/vote/, confirmed as South Carolina's people's choice voting system. No published home list, vote cap, or fixed close date accompanies that page; confirm cycle specifics on the live site.

Hilton Head Monthly Readers' Choice

Hilton Head Monthly Magazine's annual Readers' Choice Awards at hiltonheadmonthly.com/rca, self-branded the "Voice of the Lowcountry," covers Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort. No published category list, vote cap, or close date surfaced for this guide; confirm specifics on the live site each cycle.

Lowcountry's Best

Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette's annual readers-choice ballot across 198 categories, the 2025 cycle pulled 233,000+ votes from 1,400+ competing Beaufort County and Lowcountry businesses.

Myrtle Beach Herald Readers' Choice

MyHorryNews's annual Myrtle Beach Herald Readers' Choice Awards, voted on the myhorrynews.secondstreetapp.com platform across broad Horry County business categories, with both the 2025 and 2026 cycles confirmed active alongside three other, separately run Myrtle Beach-area best-of programs covering the same Grand Strand readership.

SC Best in Business Awards

Greenville Business Magazine's annual B2B readers' program, entered at greenvillebusinessmag.com/nominate/ across roughly 40 business categories. It runs alongside, and is often confused with, the Upstate's much larger general-consumer Community's Choice Awards; community votes decide the winners here once the nomination window closes.

Spartanburg Community's Choice Awards

YourChoiceAwards' Spartanburg Community's Choice Awards, operated by LocaliQ, runs roughly 160 categories at yourchoiceawards.com/spartanburg/, built on a nominate-first, vote-second structure across the Spartanburg metro, with no newspaper named as a partner, and no published vote cap or fixed calendar confirmed yet for the current cycle.

TALK Greenville Top Pet Contest

TALK Greenville Magazine's annual pet-popularity vote for Upstate South Carolina, run online at talkgreenville.com and sponsored by Evergreen Animal Chiropractic and Wag 'n' Wash. The 2026 cycle is the program's fourth annual run; owners enter a pet and readers vote, with exact rules confirmed on the live site each cycle.