E Event

Transparency

How scoring works at Event

Every final standing is computed from two independent pools — public votes and a judge / board rubric — blended openly and locked in a single auditable transaction.

The formula

final = normalize(70% × public votes) + normalize(30% × board scores). Weights are per-event and configurable in Admin → Feature toggles.

Step-by-step

  1. Voters cast reasoned votes — one per candidate (or per event), LinkedIn-verified, with a receipt code. Votes are never stored as plain totals; they feed a tamper-evident hash chain.
  2. Judges score candidates on a per-category rubric (access-controlled). Scores are normalized so every category contributes fairly.
  3. Public can verify — the verify vote page lets anyone check a receipt code against the chain. The hash chain can be recomputed from stored votes; a mismatch means tampering.
  4. Admin veto — before lock, an admin can veto any candidate. A veto is absolute and always audited; a vetoed candidate is removed from winners and public results.
  5. Winner lock — a single database transaction computes final standings, assigns certificate numbers, promotes approved runner-ups to finalists, and publishes public results. After lock, results are a stored snapshot that can never drift out of sync.
  6. Publish — winners and finalists appear on the hall of fame, get share cards and printable certificates, and feed the ceremony stage.

Safeguards

One person, one vote

LinkedIn verification + per-candidate/per-event limits + rate limits. Every vote carries a receipt and lives in a recomputable hash chain.

Veto is absolute

An admin veto removes a candidate from winners and public results entirely — before or after lock — and is always audited.

Results are a snapshot

Winner lock writes final standings, certificate numbers and finalists in a single transaction — public pages can never disagree with the database.

Hash chain is tamper-evident

Each vote seals the previous one (SHA-256). Verifying the chain from stored votes either confirms integrity or proves a break.

Board review is separate

Judge rubrics sit behind role-gated access; the 30% weight is only blended at lock, never exposed live.

Everything is audited

Every vote, veto, lock and status change is recorded with actor, IP and metadata in the audit log.

See it live

Browse current events, the hall of fame, or the public vote.