Official Rules for LPIN 2020 Awards

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Official Rules for LPIN 2020 Awards

Herein stated are the Official Rules for LPIN Awards voter registration and casting ballots for Award Year 2020.

I. a) Three elected awards will be presented for 2020 which covers the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

b) Courtesan of the Year (COY) - Working Girls must have been active in LPIN during a portion of the calendar year 2020 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 2020 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) Voter Registration opened July 1, 2020 and closes midnight December 31, 2020 PST.   

b) The Nominating Round begins February 1, 2021 and ends midnight February 28, 2021 PST.

c) The Preliminary Voting Round begins March 5, 2021 and ends midnight March 31, 2021 PDT.

d) The FINAL Voting Round begins April 5, 2021 and ends midnight April 30, 2021 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 register on the LPIN Awards board before they will be approved for the Official Registered Voters List for LPIN 2020 Awards. 

c) Prospective voter registrants who desire to be added to the Official LPIN 2020 Awards Registered Voters List must submit a Voter Registration Form during the voter registration period.  They must provide their unique handle and valid email address.  LPIN Awards voter registrants must provide LPIN Awards Registered Voter or LPIN Awards Committee member references that have met them in person.  Voter registrants who haven't met any LPIN Awards registered voters must list all the LPIN Courtesans and others in our community that have met them in person for committee evaluation and confirmation. 

d) Voter Registrants' references must verify that they have met the prospective registrant in person before they will be added to the Official LPIN 2020 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 2020 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 valid ballot in the last two LPIN contests will be removed from the following year's Registered Voters List.  Also, registered voters must maintain active LPIN Awards board membership.   

c) A Registered Voter email address change may be requested by sending a PM to the LPIN 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 voter registration or LPIN Awards forum 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 be able to provide voters their registration information, since it's the voters' responsibility to retain it.  Voters who can't remember their registration information must reregister during the next registration period. 

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 registered voter is allowed only one valid 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, accepted and counted.

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) All eligible nominees will proceed to the Preliminary Voting Round.  The top five candidates in each category from the Preliminary Voting Round will proceed to the FINAL Voting Round.  However, BOY category finalists will be limited to 50% of the total eligible candidates.

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 the BOY or RBOY categories 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 will be honored at the LPIN Awards Banquet to be held on Friday July 16, 2021 from 5 PM to 8 PM. 

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 majority vote of the LPIN Awards Committee. 

X. a) LPIN Awards Committee
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"Rule Explanation"

V. 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 registered voter is allowed only one valid 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.

EXPLANATION: Each person will only be allowed to submit one valid nomination or one valid vote in each of the three categories in the three contest rounds.  Each voter registration only allows one valid ballot in each of the three contest rounds.  Furthermore, people registered as Couples shall be limited to one valid ballot in each of the three contest rounds; therefore, one member of a Couples voter registration must register separately if they both wish to cast ballots.  A registered voter will not be allowed to change their nomination or vote once it has been submitted and accepted by the awards committee.


"SPECIAL AWARD CATEGORY"

A fourth elected award will be presented for LPIN 2020 Awards.

The ATF COY category has been added to LPIN 2020 Awards to commemorate our Silver Anniversary and highlight the 25 year COY Winner history.

All Time Favorite Courtesan of the Year (ATF COY) - LPIN Awards COY Winners are listed on the ATF COY nominee drop down menu for ease of nomination.  These COY Winners are eligible for nomination regardless of whether they are currently employed in LPIN.  Furthermore, the awards committee wishes to recognize and honor these COY Winners elected in the past 25 years on this Silver Anniversary. 

All nominees will proceed to the Preliminary Voting Round.  The top five candidates from the Preliminary Voting Round will proceed to the FINAL Voting Round.  In case of a tie for fifth place 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.

The ATF COY Winner and Finalists will be honored at LPIN Awards Banquet MMXXI to be held on Friday July 16, 2021 from 5 PM to 8 PM.