Good Neighbor Award: How Voting Works & How to Win

Program basics and what the page confirms

The Good Neighbor Award is presented by Tennessee REALTORS® and the public-facing nominations and awards information is hosted on the organizer's own site at the URL provided above. The nominations area on that site supplies timing guidance for nominations held in December and it explicitly lists a nomination deadline of Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. That deadline is the clearest dated item the page supplies for the nomination phase.

The page also advertises confirmed edition years 2025 and 2026 and shows the program as recurring annually, with the next expected edition listed as 2027. Those edition years are the page's confirmed history and planning markers. For anyone preparing a submission or an outreach plan, those years and the Dec. 12, 2025 nomination deadline are the elements the page places front and center for organizers and nominees.

The nominations page is the central reference the organizer provides for entries and for public information about the awards. It hosts guidance for submitting nominations and links to the forms the organizer requires. If you need the site to display a ballot, the organizer's nominations area is where a ballot would normally be announced, and it is the place to watch for any changes in timing or in category structure.

For comparative context, review other Tennessee programs listed on this site. See the BroadwayWorld Memphis Awards page for a different awards presentation format, view BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards for another local example, and consult CommunityVotes Chattanooga to observe alternative nomination and ballot presentations. Those sibling pages show how different organizers publish ballot and category information, and they serve as examples of how an organizer may choose to surface ballot details on their site. Where this page lacks certain ballot elements, rely on the organizer's site for the authoritative ballot and instructions for the active edition.

Dates, editions and what the page's timing implies

The page provides concrete timing details in its nominations section and lists a nomination deadline of Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. The timing fields the page exposes include a start date of 2025-12-01 and an end date of 2025-12-31 for the nominations phase, and those date strings are the page's explicit timing signals for a nominations window in December. The presence of those dates guides submitters to act during that month for the edition referenced.

The page's confirmed edition years are 2025 and 2026, and the page indicates a next expected edition of 2027. Because multiple edition years appear, the program is framed on the organizer's site as a recurring annual award rather than a single-event listing. That framing matters when planning nominations, because an organizer that publishes multiple edition years signals an ongoing program rather than a one-off call for entries.

For businesses or community groups considering participation, the nomination timing on the page should be treated as the primary schedule. Use the specified nomination deadline and the site guidance to schedule organizational approvals and materials preparation. If the page does not show a ballot yet, the organizer's site is the place where the ballot will be posted, and the ballot will state the categories, nominees and any voting periods that apply to the edition named by those dates.

To compare how other local programs present timing and ballots, consult the Cityview Best of the Best (Knoxville) page and the Knoxville HBA Parade of Homes page on this site. Those sibling pages may publish ballot timeframes and category rosters on their own pages; use them as references for the types of information an organizer might display. When precise ballot windows and voting limits are not shown on the nominations page, the live ballot is the authoritative source for those items.

What the page does not publish and how that affects supporters

The nominations page does not publish a full roster of ballot categories, it does not present per-supporter vote cap text, and it does not display platform round dates for voting rounds. Those omissions matter because supporters who plan outreach or tracking around a ballot need to know the exact category names, the list of nominees, and the voting cadence in order to direct supporters to the correct ballot entries and to comply with any rules the organizer posts.

No published roster of categories and no daily-vote rule exist on that page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Because the page omits these ballot-level details, supporters should watch the organizer's site closely for the live ballot to appear for the edition identified by the page's dates. When the live ballot is posted, it will be the source for category labels, the enumerated nominees, and any statements about how often a supporter may vote from a given device or account. If those items are not visible on the nominations area, rely on the live ballot once it is published to provide them.

Supporters planning outreach and nominees preparing materials should document the information that the organizer publishes on the site. Keep copies of submission confirmations and any guidance text the organizer supplies. If a promotional partner asks for category names or per-supporter rules before the live ballot is posted, tell them that the ballot and its limits will be defined on the organizer's live ballot when it is published and that those specifics must be checked there for the active edition.

For additional context about how local organizers manage ballot details, view the BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards and CommunityVotes Chattanooga pages. Those sibling pages illustrate different approaches to publishing category rosters and voting windows, and they can help set expectations for the type of content the organizer might post on their site when the ballot goes live.

Practical actions for nominees and supporters

Begin at the organizer's nominations page and follow the steps the site sets out for submitting a nomination or supporting an entry. The page lists the nomination deadline as Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 and is the place to find the nomination form link and any guidance the organizer publishes about required information. Use that deadline to plan organizational approvals, prepare any supporting media and assemble the details the nomination form requests.

After submission, retain confirmation of the nomination and continue to monitor the organizer's site for announcement of the live ballot. When the ballot for the edition identified by the page appears, it will supply the category names and nominee list for voting. Supporters should locate the exact category label on the live ballot and cast their votes using the interface the organizer provides there. If the page does not display vote limits or verification steps, those items will be declared on the live ballot and should be followed as posted.

For campaign planning, use the nomination deadline and the edition years the page shows as anchors for scheduling outreach and content. If you need examples of how other programs present ballots and timing on their site, consult the related pages on this site such as BroadwayWorld Memphis Awards and Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of the Best to see how organizers may display ballots and timelines. Those sibling pages can provide models for how to prepare materials and direct supporters when the live ballot is published by the organizer.

Finally, remember that the organizer's nominations page is the official listing for this program. It gives the nomination deadline, shows the confirmed edition years and hosts the forms and guidance the organizer uses. If a category name, a vote limit or platform round dates are not visible on the nominations page, they will be specified on the live ballot when it is published for the edition in question; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.