Best of Davis County FAQ
For years, folks have looked forward to voting in the Standard-Examiner’s Best of Davis County Readers Choice Awards to support their favorite local businesses, organizations, people and attractions. We’re proud to host it as a way to recognize the places and people that make this region special.
Sign-In Rules
Registration and sign-in are available during the contest’s open periods. If you see a countdown, please return once it completes to register/login or to nominate and/or vote.
Newly registered users can nominate and vote immediately for the first seven (7) days without logging in on the same device.
Once the 7-day period has ended, or should you wish to participate from a different device, you will need to click the “Sign In to Continue Voting” link near the top left of the contest page in the colored bar under the header and contest copy. After entering the email address you registered with, you will receive an email from noreply@mail.revfluent.com containing your personal login link to continue nominating and/or voting. Please check your spam folders in case your email client sent it there. If indeed it was delivered to spam, please mark it as “Not Spam” to ensure you receive communications in your inbox going forward.
Bookmark your personalized login link for quick access! Users do not need to sign in daily from the same device unless browser cookies are disabled.
Sign-in sessions remain active for 30 days. Once a session expires, users will need to sign in again using the bookmark in the email or requesting a new email by clicking the “Sign In to Continue Voting” link again.
Before requesting support, please search your entire email inbox for a message from noreply@mail.revfluent.com containing your login link.
If you still have not received the email, contact support by clicking the “Have a Question” near the top right of the contest page in the color bar under the header and contest copy and we will reply as soon as possible. Please provide the email address you believe you registered with.
Nominations and voting
The contest starts with a nomination/voting round, where readers can propose businesses, organizations and names for all of the categories, including new categories. This keeps the contest fresh as new businesses and organizations come to the area and as existing ones change and grow.
At the same time, readers may vote to narrow the big list of nominees down to just the top three in each category.
Nomination guidelines
Our Best of Davis County Readers Choice team does its best to vet all nominees. Here are the guidelines we use, with exceptions as noted below:
- Businesses, organizations and businesspeople within Davis County, Utah are eligible.
- We reserve the right to disqualify a business or organization from a category that does not represent a significant focus of its activities.
- Nominees must, in most categories, be open to the public. That is, no restrictive membership organizations. Exceptions include golf courses.
- Nominations for individual categories, like Real Estate Agent, must include the nominee’s full name and place of business.
- Application is not an exact science. The Best of Davis County Readers Choice team uses its best judgment; if you think we’ve made an error, please email best@standard.net.
Fair voting rules
Nominees/entrants are prohibited from soliciting votes by offering payments or exchange of value of any kind.
Even though we require sign-ups, we recognize that some people, in their enthusiasm, may be tempted to vote several times using different email accounts. Please note that voting under multiple email accounts violates the rules.
We do have systems in place to detect fraudulent voting. When we see evidence of fraudulent voting online, we may eliminate all suspect votes at our discretion. In extreme cases, we will remove entrants, as well.
Category Exceptions and Special Notes
Health & Beauty: In categories where we asked for practices, we try to exclude individual practitioners, unless they operate solo practices named after themselves.
Professional Services: The Best Real Estate Team category is not intended for individual agents unless they are sole proprietors of an agency or brokerage, in which case that agency or brokerage may be nominated under their name. Individual agents should be nominated in the Best Real Estate Agent category.
We reserve the right to change these guidelines. Check back on here for current guidelines. Q: What are the key dates for 2026? Q: I nominated my business, but I don’t see it showing up on the website in the list of nominees. Why is that? If you’re looking at the site during the nomination/voting period and don’t see a business you nominated, fear not! All valid entries are considered and reviewed. Because we receive thousands of nominations, we can get backlogged. Q: Do I need to click a submit button to finalize my votes? No, users do not need to click a submit button when done nominating/voting. Votes are recorded as soon as the vote buttons are clicked. If a user decides to change their vote, the change will take place as soon as the vote button next to a different business listing is clicked. Q: How are the winners selected? First place goes to those that received the most votes in their category. Second place is awarded to those that received the second-most votes, and Third place goes to the entrant with the third-most votes in their category. Frequently Asked Questions