Each year a person may cast a vote once per day per device.
Voters do not need to register or give any personal information to vote.
Although voters are encouraged to vote in as many categories as possible, they may cast their votes in only the categories they want.
In most categories the business, organization, or individual receiving the most votes will be recognized as the sole winner for the category that year.
If two or more businesses are within 5% of each other in the voting, then both will be recognized as the Best of Bellevue that year.
Due to the larger amount of eligible businesses, several categories will have 3-5 winners recognized including: Best Full Service Restaurant (3), Best Family Restaurant (3), Best Fast Food (3), Best Bar (3), Best Wait Staff (3), Best Drive Thru Service (3), Best Auto Repair (3), Best Lawn Service (3), Best Bank (3), Best Insurance Agent (3), Best Real Estate Agent (3), Best Financial Advisor (3), Best Hotel (3), Best Apartment Complex (3), Best Dental Practice (3), Best Barber (3), Best Hair Salon (3), Best Nail Salon (3), Best Community Event (3), Best Alumni Owned Business (5), Best Nonprofit (5), Best Customer Service (5), and Best Overall Business (10).
For the category Best Alumni Owned Business, five businesses will be recognized each year. Any business opened by a graduate of Bellevue East, Bellevue West, Bellevue High, Omaha Gross, Omaha Bryan, Cornerstone Christian, or Bellevue University is eligible.
