Official Rules for LPIN 2017 Awards

Official Rules for LPIN 2017 Awards

Herein stated are the Official Rules for LPIN Awards voter registration and casting ballots for Award Year 2017.

I. a) Three elected awards will be presented for 2017 which covers the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

b) Courtesan of the Year (COY) - Working Girls must have been active in LPIN during a portion of the calendar year 2017 to be eligible for Courtesan of the Year nomination.  If a Lady has previously won COY, she is ineligible regardless of her working name.

c) Brothel of the Year (BOY) and Rural Brothel of the Year (RBOY) - Brothels must have been in operation during a portion of the calendar year 2017 to be eligible for Brothel of the Year or Rural Brothel of the Year nominations. 

d) The Brothel of the Year and Rural Brothel of the Year classifications will be based on a 50 mile radius from Main and Fremont Streets in Las Vegas, and 1st and Virginia Streets in Reno.  All brothels located within 50 miles of one of these locations (straight-line measurement) will be in the Brothel of the Year category.  All others will be in the Rural Brothel of the Year category.

II. a) The Voter Registration Period begins October 1, 2017 and ends midnight December 31, 2017 PST. 
In addition, voter registration opens during the Annual Reno Meeting.

b) The Nominating Round begins February 1, 2018 and ends midnight February 28, 2018 PST.

c) The Preliminary Voting Round begins March 4, 2018 and ends midnight March 31, 2018 PDT.

d) The Final Voting Round begins April 4, 2018 and ends midnight April 30, 2018 PDT.

III. a) It is hereby stipulated that Courtesan clients or actual brothel patrons that visit brothels and party be the persons to cast ballots in the nominating and voting rounds.  Therefore, Courtesans, brothel management and employees shall be precluded from registering to vote and casting ballots in LPIN Awards contests.   

b) LPIN Awards voter registrants must have met in person at least one current Registered Voter or LPIN Awards Committee member.  Prospective voter registrants that desire to be added to the LPIN Awards Registered Voters List must submit a Voter Registration Form during the voter registration period.  They must provide their handle, email address, and the handles of Registered Voters that have met them in person.   

c) Voter Registrants' references must verify that they have met the prospective registrant in person before they will be added to the LPIN Awards Registered Voters List subject to LPIN Awards Committee confirmation.

IV. a) LPIN Awards registered voters who still meet the registration requirements do not need to register again.  It's recommended LPIN Awards registered voters check the Official Registered Voters List for LPIN 2017 Awards to make certain their voter handle is still registered.     

b) Voters whose handles have been removed from the LPIN Awards Registered Voters List must reregister during the voter registration period.  Voters that fail to cast a ballot in the last two LPIN contests will be removed from the following year's Registered Voters List.     

c) A Registered Voter email address change may be requested by sending a PM to the Awards Committee or email to vote@lpinawards.com.  Voters must include their handle, old email address, new email address, and the committee will process the change.  Alternatively, registered voters may reregister during the voter registration period.   

V. a) Voters must enter their handle and registered email address when casting ballots for their selected candidates.  Therefore, it's imperative to record the precise handle and email address submitted for registration purposes, since it must be provided in nominating and voting rounds.  The LPIN Awards Committee will not provide voters registration information under any circumstances, since it's the voters' responsibility to retain it.  Voters who can't remember their registration information must reregister the following year. 

b) Registered Voters will be allowed to submit only one nomination or one vote in each round of the contest for each of the three categories.  Each person is allowed only one ballot in each of the three contest rounds.  A voter will not be allowed to change their vote once it has been submitted and accepted.  Only the first valid ballot in a given round will be accepted by that handle with follow-up ballots being ignored.

c) Any nomination or vote submitted without the registered voter handle and email address will be declared invalid.  Those voters will not be contacted, and their ballot will not count.  However, a ballot rejection notation will be posted on the list of voters who participated in that round of the contest.  It is imperative that voters check the list of voters that participated in each round of the contest to confirm that their ballots were received and accepted.

VI. a) Individuals circumventing the rules (using multiple or duplicate handles to vote or otherwise illegitimately casting ballots) shall be immediately stricken from the Registered Voters List. Their ballots shall be disqualified, and henceforth they shall be prohibited from participating in LPIN Awards contests.

VII. a) The top five candidates in each category from the Preliminary Voting Round will proceed to the Final Voting Round.

b) In case of a tie for fifth place in any category at the end of the Preliminary Voting Round, the tie will be broken in favor of the candidate receiving the earliest vote involved in the tie according to the date and time stamped ballot.

c) In case of a tie for first place in any category at the end of the Final Voting Round, the tie will be broken in favor of the candidate receiving the earliest vote involved in the tie according to the date and time stamped ballot.

d) COY, BOY & RBOY Winners shall be announced at the LPIN Awards Banquet to be held Friday July 20, 2018. 

VIII. a) There shall be absolutely NO PHOTOGRAPHY allowed inside the banquet hall except by the official photographers Sheri and Dtech.  Violators will be banned from participation in future LPIN Awards contests and banquets. 

IX. a) The LPIN Awards Committee will address unforeseen circumstances that arise and provide a resolution by a majority vote of the LPIN Awards Team. 

X. a) LPIN Awards Committee
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"Summary of Changes"

LPIN Awards was previously CWMC Awards.

III. a) It is hereby stipulated that Courtesan clients or actual brothel patrons that visit brothels and party be the persons to cast ballots in the nominating and voting rounds.  Therefore, Courtesans, brothel management and employees shall be precluded from registering to vote and casting ballots in LPIN Awards contests. 

EXPLANATION: The words "currently contracted" have been deleted, since a Lady pursuing brothel employment or whose occupation is a Working Girl is viewed a Courtesan regardless of whether she is currently under contract.

III. b) LPIN Awards Registered Voters must be registered SIN Forum members that have made at least one post at the time of initial voter registration.

EXPLANATION: It's not required that a LPIN Awards Registered Voter be a member of any message board.

III. b) LPIN Awards voter registrants must have met in person at least one current Registered Voter or LPIN Awards Committee member.  Prospective voter registrants that desire to be added to the LPIN Awards Registered Voters List must submit a Voter Registration Form during the voter registration period.  They must provide their handle, email address, and the handles of Registered Voters that have met them in person.

EXPLANATION: Voter Registrants' references must be LPIN Awards Registered Voters or Awards Team members subject to Awards Team confirmation.  Designated Verifiers have been eliminated.