Florida Netroots Awards -- Nominations Now Open

by: quinnelk

Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 14:35:41 PM EDT

2007 Netroots Awards

1. Between now and Monday, nominate your favorites in the categories below.  You may nominate multiple choices in each category and you may nominate yourself. Nominations are open to the public.  You can put them in the comments here or e-mail me at quinnelk@hotmail.com if you want your nominations to be kept secret.

2. I'll compile the top nominees and create a ballot that places everyone in the appropriate category.  Then you'll have until Thursday to vote for the winner in each category.  Voting will be done via the same process.

3. The winners will be announced Saturday, October 27 at the Netroots Conference in Orlando at the FDP state conference.  They will also be announced in various blogs and such.

That's it.  Please participate in both the nomination process and the voting process.  The more people who participate, the better and the more accurate the results will be.  Forward this message to everyone you know and steal this post and put it on every blog you can.  If you do post it elsewhere, please let me know about it so I can count any responses you get.  On to the categories.  There will be one winner in each of these categories, but nominations are unlimited.

1. Best National Blog: For blogs written by Floridians that covers primarily national politics.

2. Best State Blog: For blogs about statewide politics in Florida.

3. Best Local Blog: For blogs about city/county/regional politics in the state of Florida.

4. Best Media Blog: For blogs written by journalists at Florida publications.

5. Best Professional Blog: For blogs written by state or local political parties, candidates or party operatives in Florida.

6. Best Party Website: Best Florida-wide website associated with a political party or political party unit (such as a caucus or coalition).

7. Best Candidate Website: Anyone running for statewide or local office in Florida can win this one.

8. Best Local Party Website: This one is for Florida DECs, clubs or local chapters of statewide caucuses or coalitions.

9. Best Interest Group Website: Any Florida-based nonparty activist, charitable or grassroots group is eligible for this one.

10. Best Writer: Anyone whose writings is published at any of the above websites is eligible for this one.

11. Netroots Candidate of the Year: The Florida candidate at any level who has best incorporated the Netroots into her/his campaign and done the best job of treating Netroots activists as valid constituents and not just another group of people to exploit.

12. Netroots Activist of the Year: The individual who has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.

13. Netroots Organization of the Year: The organization that has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.