AZTEC SPARKLES LIGHTING CONTEST

Lighting Contest Rules

1.	Contest open to both Commercial and Residential participation within the city limits of Aztec.
2.	No utility credit for participation.
3.	No registration required, however participants encouraged to light up from Dec 1 to Dec 31.
4.	One Residential and One Commercial winner each week. (No repeat winners allowed - this allows for 8 winners)
5.	Winners are determined by the public through online voting at www.aztecnm.gov. NO Paper ballots this year!
6.	Commercial and Residential Winners each receive $250 utility credit (non-transferable).
7.	Voting closes weekly on: Monday, Dec 9, 2019 Monday, Dec 16, 2019 Monday, Dec 23, 2019 Monday, Dec 30, 2019
8.	Winners announced each week by: Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 Thursday, Dec 19, 2019 Thursday, Dec 26, 2019 Thursday, Jan 2, 2020
9.	In addition to the Public Online voting for residential winners, the City Commissioners will choose a residential winner from their representative district! This allows for five (5) more winners to receive a $250 utility credit and plaque.
10.	Winner recognition will be held at the first City Commission meeting on January 14, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Attendance recommended.

Note: A residence could potentially win $500 by winning Public vote and Commissioner selection.

In 2018, the City opened up judging to the public with there being a weekly winner for the month of December.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
The Vintage Mirror Salon	Aztec Feed Store & Supply	Kare Drug	Ruins Rd RV Park

In years 2016 & 2017, the City used judges to rank the various Commercial contestants.

	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
2017	Aztec Feed & Supply	Abode Furnishings	Optik icare iwear
2016	Abode Furnishings	T. Ryan Lane, P.C.	Aztec Feed and Supply

In 2018, the Lighting Contest was open up to Residential contestants.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
905 Mountain View Dr	1011 Rio Hondo Rd	800 Anasazi Dr	706 French Dr