OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE'S "BROKERS' CHOICE" AWARD

PDF FORMAT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, February 2, 2018 by 5 pm

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TO BE PRESENTED ATTHE SACRAMENTO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

BROKER OF THE YEAR AWARDS (BOYA)

TO BE HELD ONTHURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 – HYATT REGENCY SACRAMENTO

Please take a moment to read the rules and regulations below before you complete this Ballot.

I HEREBY NOMINATE ______OF THE COMPANY ______FOR ACRE'S "BROKERS' CHOICE" AWARD. MY REASONS FOR NOMINATING THIS PERSON ARE (COMPLETION OF THIS SECTION IS OPTIONAL) ______

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[Signed]

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[Typed or Printed Name]

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[Date]

Criteria: The nominators should vote for the candidate who they believe:

  1. Exemplifies good brokerage practices;
  2. Conducts himself or herself in a professional and honest manner;
  3. Is enjoyable to do a deal with.

Deadline & Delivery Processfor Submission of Broker’s Choice Nomination Form: Completed Broker’s Choice Ballots are to be submitted in PDF format via emailto Elizabeth Leet Jackson at: and must be received by 5 pm, Friday, February 2, 2018.The BOYA Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may disqualify any Ballot which is not timely received or fully completed in strict accordance with these rules, or which is illegible. Original ballot is in word format to allow ease of completing.

Eligibility Requirements for Candidates and Nominators: For a candidate to be eligible, and for a nominator to submit a Ballot, he or she:

  1. Only those Candidates for Broker of the Year may nominate a Candidate for the "Brokers’ Choice" award.
  2. Must have a current California real estate license with no restrictions;
  3. Must devote a minimum of 90% of his or her working time to commercial real estate brokerage. A brokerage house manager who otherwise meets these eligibility requirements for candidates may be a candidate; and
  4. Must have his or her principal place of business located in the greater Sacramento area (that is, Sacramento, Yolo, Placer or El Dorado Counties).

Nomination Process:

  1. The Broker’s Choice ballot is available in word format originally. Once completed and finalized, please save in PDF.The Ballot must be submitted via email in PDF format.
  2. The Candidates will be nominated only by the candidates for the BOYA awards, but a candidate cannot be nominated by any person who works for the same company as the candidate, even if the candidate and nominator are in different offices of the same brokerage company. The candidate cannot nominate himself or herself.
  3. The Ballot can be handwritten, but it must be legible.
  4. Each nominator can submit only one Ballot.

Judging: The candidate receiving the most valid Ballots will be the winner. However, if, in the opinion of the BOYA Committee, the results of this balloting process are inconclusive (such as, for example, no single candidate receives more than a handful of votes), the BOYA Committee reserves the right to use an alternative method (such as a run-off) to select the winner of the "Brokers' Choice" Award. The BOYA Committee will disregard any Brokers’ Choice entries that are not submitted by BOYA Candidates.

Verification: The BOYA Committee reserves the right to verify the information in the nomination forms, without the prior consent of the candidate or nominator.

Presentation: The Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) "Brokers' Choice" Award will be presented at the BOYA event, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Sacramentoon the evening of Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Questions?: Any questions should be sent via electronic mail to ACRE at .

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