Best of Longmont (Times-Call): How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Best of Longmont Times-Call reader vote?

The Best of Longmont (Times-Call) is a reader vote run by the Longmont Times-Call, a Colorado newspaper, in the Longmont market. The ballot sits in the best-of vertical and invites readers to back local favorites across food, drink, nightlife, shopping, services and community picks. Its mechanic in this guide is a public vote, so any reader who opens the ballot can take part.

The vote runs on the newspaper's own site rather than a separate contest platform. The ballot page describes itself as the official ballot for the Best of Longmont awards and asks readers to help crown the best local businesses in the area.

Readers who search this name usually want to know who runs the awards and where to vote. The answer is the Longmont Times-Call, on its own ballot site, with the market set in Longmont.

Which editions are confirmed and when does voting fall?

Ballot evidence confirms editions for 2025 and 2026. The 2026 voting is marked closed under three headings: Food, Drink & Nightlife, Shoppers Favorites, and Services, Faces and Places. Those headings are candidate names printed on the page, and they are not a full list of ballot categories.

The exact voting window dates are not published on the ballot text, so the timeline stays at the year level. Because 2026 is marked closed, any next round needs fresh dates from the newspaper before readers can plan around it.

The year-level timeline is the confirmed part, and no guessed window is added to it.

How does a reader vote in the awards today?

The ballot lists its headings on the live page, and a reader picks a choice under each heading by following the voting step shown there. The text describes the headings and the call to vote, but it leaves out the per-voter limit and any daily rule. The steps below follow the order a visitor meets on the ballot.

The ballot is a web page, so a reader needs only a browser to open the headings. Whether a sign-in is required is not stated, so each step should be confirmed on the live ballot before the reader votes.

1. Open the Best of Longmont ballot on the Times-Call site for this program.
2. Read the category headings printed on the live ballot.
3. Follow the voting step shown on the ballot for each choice you support.

Readers who want the wider steps for an open reader vote can read the online voting guide, which covers habits that apply to many public ballots.

How does this ballot sit beside other Colorado best-of lists?

This ballot is one of several Colorado best-of lists in this guide. Best of Denver and Best of NOCO cover the Denver and northern Colorado markets, while Top of the Town, Best of the Springs, Best of Summit County and Best of the Boat each cover a different Colorado community. Each of these lists is its own reader vote with its own publisher.

The Longmont ballot is set apart by the Times-Call as its publisher and by its three headings that are already marked closed for 2026. Readers comparing these lists should look at the publisher and the ballot host before the categories, since each one runs on its own schedule.

Readers should compare the live ballots on each publisher's page, since the headings and dates change from one list to the next.

How can a reader support a Longmont business in this vote?

Sharing the live ballot with customers and local friends is the practical step any supporter can take on a public reader vote. No result can be promised from that step, and no outside tool changes the way the awards are presented. The organizer sets out no rule on outside help, so anything past sharing needs a check against the live ballot first.

Supporters who want to know whether a vote service is allowed should read the newspaper's terms before buying anything. A service that promises a business a win is making a claim the ballot does not support. Our guide on buying votes online explains how those services are described and where their limits sit.

The clearest step for any business is honest sharing that points people to the live ballot and to the headings where the business is eligible. That approach keeps the supporter inside whatever rules the Times-Call sets for the awards.