Right now we're in the voting phase for 1984 songs. Any song released in 1984 is automatically eligible to be voted for.
In addition to songs that are in their first year of eligibility, there is a nominating process. This nominating process takes place during the first 24 hours after the end of the previous year's vote.
Each voter is allowed to nominate 5 songs that:
A. Haven't been voted in previously
B. Haven't been nominated for this year's vote yet
C. Are not in their first year of eligibility
D. Are not automatically nominated as a result of last year's vote
There are certain conditions that would allow a song to be automatically nominated for the next year's vote.
A. A song was involved in, and lost, a tiebreaker vote. Tiebreaker votes happen at the same time as nominations so that we don't lose a day to the tiebreaking process.
B. A song came within 1 vote of induction in the previous year's vote. Songs are eligible for this type of automatic nomination as often as it applies to their situation.
C. A song was in it's first year of eligibility (this year = 1984), got more than 3 votes, but failed to gain induction. Songs are only eligible for this type of automatic nomination once.
This year you are allowed to vote for any song that was first released in 1984. You are also allowed to vote for any song that has been nominated for this year's vote. This process is currently closed. You can find a list of eligible songs posted recently (earlier today) by Tahvo with 5 songs Tahvo missed posted by myself shortly thereafter.
Each voter can vote for 30 songs. There are no restrictions on how many new songs or how many old songs you can vote for. When votes are compiled, 25 songs are voted in. If there is a tie, as many as 28 songs can get in without a tiebreaker.
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