All you need to know about the voting process
The Lewisham Foundation is fortunate to have had the advice of KDB Chartered Accountants on its voting procedure to ensure transparency, accuracy and fairness.
• The nomination process
• Cut off dates for submitting nominations and voting.
• Who can vote?
• How many votes can an establishment submit?
• How many catagories do I need to vote for?
• Voting for yourself
• Stand down periods (previous winners)
• How do I know who the previous winners were?
• Who keeps it real?
• When is the awards ceremony, how do i get a ticket?
The process
- The nomination process. Nomination forms will be sent to the industry via The Restaurant Association, Hospitality Association New Zealand and Telecom Yellow Pages databases and through committee members, supplier and sponsor distribution chanels. While nominations can be posted in, the best way to make a nomination is to complete the nomination form online.
- Cut off dates for nominations and voting. Nominations must be made and received no later than 4pm 23rd March 2012. The nominees will be posted by 24th April and can be voted for from this time until 4pm 18th May 2012 when the voting closes. Finalists will be contacted with further details.
- Who can vote? Only hospitality employees and owners are eligible to vote. Nominations are to be completed online or nomination forms can be printed and returned via fax or post to The Restaurant Asscciation of New Zealand.
- How many votes can an establishment submit? Each establishment can submit a maximum of five nomination forms.
- How many catagories do I need to vote for? Each voting form must have at least 10 categories voted for to ensure establishment/s do not only vote for themselves.
- Voting for yourself. Establishments cannot vote in more than two categories for themselves or their own establishment.
- Stand down period for previous winners. There is a one year stand down for previous winners in each category. ie. a person or establishment cannot win 2 years in a row.
- How do I know who won last time? Last years winners will be identified on the voting forms under each catagory. This is to ensure that no votes are wasted by voting for them again during their one year stand down period.
- Who keeps it real? James Keat Barristers, Solicitors & Notary Public will verify the votes on both Nomination and Finalists forms.