I don't think it is. (And yes the page is really hard to follow. I was all over the place until I found this rule):
5. From on or around
December 10 until on or around
December 14, there will be an online vote for a Readers’ Choice winner among a selection of finalists. Finalists will be selected by newsroom judges based on originality of concept and skill in execution
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...962_story.html