The Charlotte100 Voting Process
The Charlotte100 is a curated list of the best restaurants in Charlotte, as voted by local food enthusiasts like you. Here's how the voting process works:
- Registration: Sign up for an account to become an eligible voter and have a say on The Charlotte100
- Election Period: Each month, a new election opens for voting and you must vote before the end of the election period.
- Ballot Submission: During the election, submit your ballot with your top 10 restaurant picks and a 'Honorable Mention' of a new or unlisted restaurant
- Ranking System: Vote for your top ten, and your first choice gets 10 points, second gets one less point, and so on down to your tenth choice.
- Weighted Voting: Once you vote we mutiply your vote by a weighted value, giving us the final rank of your top 10.
- Influence and Boost: Increase your vote weight (boost) by voting consistently, submitting new restaurants or correcting any mistakes you find.
- Verified Charlotteans: Not just anyone gets a say, we automtically boost your vote weight if you're a local by confirming your Greater Charlotte area address (coming soon!)
- Real Local opinions: Verified Charlotteans influence the vote the most, making The Charlotte100 the official voice of Charlotte's favorite restaurants
- Vote Tallying: At the end of each election, all votes are tallied and we send you the results!
- A New Resource: Use the Official Charlotte100 as a resource for finding new, exciting, and highly rated places to eat. Especially on those indecisive days
- Results: The restaurants with the most points that month make it to the Charlotte100 list, and into the history books. We save every months results and keep it for posterity
What is Beta Testing?
- Beta Testing: Beta testing lets users get early access to a product that's still being finalized before an official launch
- Early Preview: By joining us early you get to see what we have planned and can help us mold the Top 100 for other Charlotteans
- Tell us what you think By helping us finding mistakes, submit new restaurants, telling us what features you'd like to see and any notes you have!
- Earn Influence: By beta testing with us you automatically earn a boost in you're Charlotte100 vote (before we even officially open!). Earn more by recommending great Charlotte restaurants or helping us fix the ones we've got
- Features: Our site is new, and we have many future features in the pipeline but let us know what changes or new features you think will help us grow and build a great community.