Sweepstakes & AMOE Rules

Overview

Uplift Tri-State Gulf Coast USA conducts community voting at the Directional and County levels of competition. Voting involves both paid votes and a free Alternate Method of Entry (AMOE). These rules govern the voting mechanism and comply with applicable sweepstakes and contest laws in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.

No Purchase Necessary

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO VOTE OR TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF UPLIFT COMPETITION. A free Alternate Method of Entry is available throughout every voting window.

How to Vote Free (Alternate Method of Entry / AMOE)

To submit a free vote during any voting window:

1. Visit our contact page or write to: Gala Glitterati Group, LLC, AMOE Department, [physical mailing address to be added before launch]
2. Provide: your full name, mailing address, email, date of birth, the contestant's name and home county, the category you wish to vote for (main division, specific open title, or specific add-on)
3. Mail entries must be postmarked during the voting window and received within 5 business days of window close
4. Online AMOE entries are submitted via a dedicated free-vote form, available throughout the voting window

One free vote per person per contestant per category per day. Free votes carry identical weight to paid votes in the scoring calculation.

Voting Windows

• Directional Voting: Opens August 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM Eastern. Closes August 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern.
• County Voting: Opens at announced dates following Directional advancement processing. Closes one week before the corresponding live State event.

Paid Voting

• Paid votes are sold in bundles via our Site through a secure third-party payment processor
• Each paid vote contributes one vote to the chosen contestant in the chosen category
• Paid votes are subject to a daily cap of 500 votes per person per contestant (across all categories combined) to discourage runaway purchase and preserve community fairness
• Vote purchases are final and non-refundable, subject to the Refund Policy exceptions

Vote Integrity

We monitor for fraud, automation, and manipulation. We reserve the right to invalidate votes obtained through:

• Automated software, bots, or scripts
• Stolen credit cards or fraudulent payment methods
• Bulk-purchased anonymous email or phone accounts
• Vote farming, coordinated inauthentic behavior, or paid-vote-purchase schemes by uninvolved third parties
• Multiple accounts created by the same person
• Any other behavior that we determine, in our sole discretion, compromises the integrity of the competition

Eligibility

Voters must:

• Be 13 years of age or older (with parental involvement if under 18, in accordance with our Privacy Policy)
• Be a legal US resident
• Not be an employee of Gala Glitterati Group, LLC, or an immediate family member living in the same household as such an employee (employees may not vote for contestants, including by AMOE)

Florida-Specific Disclosure (FL §849.094)

Florida Statute §849.094 governs game-promotion mechanics in Florida. We comply with applicable provisions:

• No purchase is necessary to participate in voting
• Free entry is available via mail and online AMOE form
• Free entries carry equal weight to paid entries
• Voting rules, eligibility, and methodology are disclosed clearly on our Site
• Trust account and bond filing requirements are addressed via our payment processor and corporate compliance posture, as applicable

Alabama-Specific Disclosure (AL §13A-12-200.5+)

Alabama law restricts certain game-promotion mechanics. We comply with applicable provisions:

• No purchase is necessary to participate
• Free entry is available via mail and online AMOE
• Free entries carry equal weight
• Voting outcomes are determined by community votes (Directional) and a community-plus-judges hybrid (County); they are not games of pure chance

Mississippi-Specific Disclosure (MS §97-33-211+)

Mississippi law restricts certain game-promotion mechanics. We comply with applicable provisions:

• No purchase is necessary to participate
• Free entry is available via mail and online AMOE
• Free entries carry equal weight
• Voting outcomes are determined by community engagement and (at the County level) by judges' scoring, not by chance drawing

Winner Determination

Advancement at the Directional and County levels is determined by total vote tally (Directional) or weighted vote-plus-judges tally (County). Top placers advance per the Master Rulebook. Open Title winners (per category) advance automatically.

Disqualification

We reserve the right to disqualify any contestant whose votes are tainted by fraud, manipulation, or rule violation, and to invalidate corresponding votes. See Terms of Service Section 9.

Sponsor

The Uplift Pageant is produced by Gala Glitterati Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company. Physical mailing address and registered agent information will be added before launch.

Questions

For questions about voting rules, AMOE, or eligibility: info@galaglitteratigroup.com

Use of Proceeds Disclosure

Gala Glitterati Group, LLC is a Florida for-profit limited liability company. Uplift Tri-State Gulf Coast USA is a pageant produced by Gala Glitterati Group, LLC. Year One operates as a for-profit pageant business. All pageant proceeds are received by Gala Glitterati Group, LLC.

Gala Glitterati Group intends, as a long-term goal, to form a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to converting former schools, nursing homes, and hotels into safe housing for survivors of trauma. As of the date of these rules, that foundation has not been incorporated.

After Year One closes, the Director Panel will review the season's financial results and decide on the Year Two budget, including any allocation toward seeding the future foundation described above. No specific dollar amount, percentage, or timeline is promised to any charity. The Director Panel retains full discretion over any such allocation.

A summary of Year One operations and the Year Two budget decisions will be published in a Year One Public Report following the close of Tri-State Finals.

Attorney review notice: Sweepstakes / AMOE compliance is a high-risk area requiring jurisdiction-specific legal review. These rules are working text drafted to industry standards but require Florida-licensed counsel review before live operation. State-specific bonding, escrow, and registration requirements may apply depending on the scale of paid voting; these will be confirmed and disclosed before launch.