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Worldcon site selection is a complex process involving a long [[Worldcon bidding process]] followed by a formal [[bid filing]] six months before the vote.  Formal [[bid filing]] is required to be on the ballot, though write-ins are permitted.  Some time after the close of the [[bid filing]] and before the convention, the administering [[Worldcon]] sends out a ballot and begins accepting mail ballots.

At the convention itself, after a few days of feverish campaigning, [[at-con balloting]] ends and a committee comprised of representatives from all the filed bids and the [[site selection administrator]] (the manager of the whole [[site selection]] process who is appointed by the host [[Worldcon]]) goes off and counts the votes using the [[transferable preferential ballot]] method.  The [[WSFS Business meeting]] the following day ratifies the result of [[site selection]] or in the event (which has never happened) that there is no winner, selects a winner.

Note that the [[site selection]] process for [[Worldcon]] has changed significantly over the years.  See [[History of Worldcon Site Selection]] for an historical overview.

Also see the {{link | website=http://WSFS.wikispaces.com/Constitution-4 | text=annotated WSFS Constitution on Site Selection.}}

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