Best of the Best 2020 has begun. Vote for your favorite businesses here.

After being delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions and closures, The Folsom Telegraph is excited to share that voting for the 2020 Best of the Best awards is now underway. Readers can vote for their favorite businesses and more in our print editions and online for both Folsom and El Dorado Hills. To vote for your favorite businesses in Folsom, visit http://bob.goldcountrymedia.com/folsom. To vote for your favorite businesses and more in El Dorado Hills, visit http://bob.goldcountrymedia.com/edhThe Best of the Best competition is where area residents and businesses join with this community newspaper to cast their votes to pick their favorite people, places, businesses and more. The campaign encompasses community pride with outstanding marketing opportunities for local business owners as they vie to be voted the best in their category or league. This year, voting time is being extended from the usual one-month term to two full months. Readers can vote for their favorites throughout both June and July, offering our businesses expanded exposure as they work to recover from weeks of challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis. During August, category winners will be notified to be featured in the official Best of the Best winner's publication that will come out this September. "With all of the closures and delays our communities have endured during COVID-19, we look forward to celebrating our local businesses by moving forward with a delayed, yet enhanced Best of the Best voting campaign," said Bill Sullivan, Gold Country Media's associate publisher. "We appreciate everyone's patience during this period. Now, it's time to celebrate local commerce. Let the voting begin!"Voting is limited to one person per printed ballot and one person to device electronically. Duplicate ballots from the same person or source will be disqualified to prevent ballot stuffing to keep the competition fair for all area businesses. All voters are asked to vote for at least 20 categories. Businesses that would like to learn more about special ballot advertising opportunities to improve their visibility on the ballots can do by contacting Gold Country Media's advertising department at 916-774-7939 or by email at advertising@goldcountrymedia.com.