How can you make sure your votes count more than other people’s in the 2011 Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate? Easy: Vote more often. That’s right: You can vote up to 4 times in each category of this year’s awards. Once in a comment to the official ballot post, once in an email to Swamplot, once from Twitter, and once on the wall of Swamplot’s Facebook page. You’ll find more details on how to do each (and how not to have your votes disqualified) here.

Nominations in all 9 categories are now closed; balloting has begun in 5 of them so far: the “No Zoning” Award, Most Notable Recycling Effort, Best Parking Lot Dining Experience, Best Demolition, and Favorite Houston Design Cliché. Did any of your favorites make it to the ballot? Recruit your friends to vote for them. We’ll continue with the remaining categories next week. All votes for all categories must be in by 5 pm on Tuesday, December 27th.

• How To Vote in the 2011 Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate [Swamplot]
• Swamplot Awards Ballots 2011 [Swamplot]