How to Vote

Deadline

All ballots must be received by Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Voting by Surface Mail

Download a printable ballot. Print the ballot and follow the included instructions carefully. All ballots must be received by Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Voting Online

Login

  1. Login to the Seattle Registration Portal. Screenshot below:The Worldcon membership portal front page with login information and buttons.
    1. For emails associated with a single member, you will be logged straight into the Portal.
    2. For emails associated with multiple members, you will select which member you are. See section below for what this looks like.
  2. Click on the button that says “Login to vote.” Note: This button will be disabled if you do not have a WSFS membership.Login to Vote button
  3. You will be redirected to NomNom, the Hugo Awards nominating system.
  4. Click 2025 Hugo Awards Nominations, which will say “2025 Hugo Awards – Nominations are open” if you have nominating rights.Voting portal landing page with options for elections, advisory votes, and Hugo Awards voting.It will also have a “Click to Vote” button:Click to Vote buttonNote: If you do not have WSFS rights and are not eligible to vote, the event will look like the screenshot above.

Multiple Members

If you have purchased one of several memberships which share the same email address, then when logging in you will be prompted to select which membership account you are accessing:

The membership portal noting that the logged in address has access to multiple membership accounts.

Or at the top of the screen for the account you are in, you should see an option that says “Switch Account”.

The membership portal menu bar with the Switch Account button showing.

Click “Switch Account” to redirect to the profile selection as seen above.

Note: If these are not available, log fully out and log back in.

Voting on the E-Ballot

After logging in and accessing the e-ballot, the entire ballot will be on the screen for you to vote. As you scroll, complete the following for each category:

  1. Select the rank you wish to give each finalist.
  2. No Award is the final option on the ballot.
  3. Select “Submit” or “Save as you go” to save your changes and submit your ballot.
    1. The “Submit” Button is at the very bottom of the ballot.
    2. “Save as you go” buttons are at the end of each category.

You can make as many changes as you like to your ballot until the deadline.

Navigating Back to Home Page

If you wish to navigate around NomNom, the header bar contains the following links which will move you around as follows:

  1. Seattle Worldcon 2025: Takes you to the homepage of Seattle Worldcon 2025.
  2. Membership: Takes you to ConTroll, the registration portal for members.
  3. Hugo Awards: navigates you to a page that can take you into the Hugo Awards voting page.
  4. Advisory Votes: Navigates you to the page where the advisory votes are.

The NomNom navigation bar, with options for Seattle Worldcon 2025, Membership, Hugo Awards, and Advisory Votes.

Hugo Awards Voting Packet

Seattle Worldcon 2025 members may access the voter’s packet by logging in as you would to vote. Once you are logged in, click the “Download the packet” link underneath the “Click to Vote” button. Instructions and individual category downloads are available once you click through.

The Hugo Awards voting button with a 'Download the packet' link visible.

If you have any questions about the Hugo Awards process, please contact hugo-help@seattlein2025.org.