Mr. HeroesWorld 2008 Contest

Therefore, it would be best to make the voting public, which would prevent participants from voting for themselves, and so on.

I am strongly against open voting! After all, the competition is not based on personal sympathy for the participants, which will subconsciously have a very strong influence on the evaluation. And one vote cast for oneself will not decide anything. Much more will depend on the "authority" of one or another contender.