The rules of the "Popular's Vote" are an integral part of the Regulations on the procedure for holding the International Award "My Affectionate and Necessary Animal 2024".
- The "Popular's Vote" is an independent nomination for the "My Affectionate and Necessary Animal" award, which is not influenced by either the organizing committee or the jury. Those who are declared in the nominations "Our brothers" and "Responsible for those ..." take part in the "Popular's Vote".
- The winners (People Heroes) receive a separate award as part of the Award.
- The results of the "Popular Vote" do not affect the opinion of the jury members and cannot be the basis for reviewing the results of the jury's work. The work of the arbitrators ends before the results of the popular vote are summed up.
- The Organizing Committee does not exclude a situation when the choice of the jury and Internet users in the framework of the "Popular Vote" may fall on the same nominee. Such decisions are not subject to review.
- You can cast your vote for your favorite character in both nominations ("Our Brothers", "Responsible for those...") only on the official website.of the Award.
- In order to avoid vote fraud, it is allowed to vote once a day in both nominations every day during the entire period of the "Popular Vote".
- In case of detection of vote fraud (via VPN, etc.), the organizing committee of the Award reserves the right to withdraw such votes from the participant of the popular vote. And reserves the right (at its discretion) to publish the discovery of fraud.
- In accordance with the Regulations on the procedure for holding the International Award "My Affectionate and Necessary Animal 2024", the organizing committee of the Award has the right to disqualify nominees for violating the Rules of the "Popular Vote".
Deadlines for the "Popular's Vote":
Voting for the "People's Hero" will be conducted on the official website of the award "My affectionate and necessary animal" in two stages.
- The first stage will start on January 20, 2025 and will end on February 5. According to the results of the first stage, five candidates in each nomination will be determined, who will receive the most votes. They will continue to fight for the title of "People's Hero".
- The second stage will be held from 6 to 26 February.
- The results of the Popular Vote will be published on the award's official website and on our official social media pages.