Ok, so I'm getting a subpar number of votes, and I'll admit it was my fault. So to hopefully remedy this I will do away with the 'if you didn't contribute your vote doesn't count' BS. From this point on everyone who wants to vote will be counted.
However, to be fair to the members who gave their list of nominees, if you didn't contribute beforehand your votes will only count 1/2 as much as someone who did.