How is the integrity of the vote protected?

Voting is restricted to members who have added at least 100 published buildings to SKYDB. This ties voting eligibility to a record of contributions and raises the effort required to establish additional voting accounts. It does not, by itself, verify a person's identity or guarantee that abuse is impossible.

Each eligible account may cast up to three votes per award year, with no more than one vote for the same building. Withdrawing a vote frees that choice for another candidate; it does not increase the total allowance. These limits are enforced when votes are recorded.

Running vote totals are not displayed during the voting period. This allows members to make their selections without following a published tally.

Promoting a nominated building is permitted. Payment, gifts or other benefits offered in exchange for votes are prohibited. Suspected violations can be reported to SKYDB, with the award year and details of the activity concerned.