Nominations have closed for the Best of Clallam and Jefferson County, and the new Best of the West End competititons.

Those with the most nominations collected between June 3-16 advance to the voting round. Once the top five nominees from each category have been determined, the Best of the Best voting round will begin June 24 and end at midnight July 7.

Voters will be asked to register only one time in each county in order to cast their ballots.

Best of the Peninsula is conducted by the advertising department online at sequimgazette.com, peninsuladailynews.com and forksforum.com.

This is the 29th consecutive year of the online contest for Clallam and Jefferson County and the first year for Best of the West End.