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Nick Fradiani and Sawyer Fredericks are the first VFTG Male Victories

For more details on this topic, see Vote for the Girls (United States) moderator policies#Flexible Picks.

This was the first season that the site used a "flexible pick" system, allowing the pink and purple teams flexibility in selecting supported male contestants, in order to feature the current front-runners and streaking contestants. This is because as late as the Top 6 of American Idol or the Quarter-Finals of The Voice, there are a number of the web site's supported contestants that have been eliminated or at risk of elimination (and a Vote for the Girls loss). This was implemented to prevent supported contestants that have been eliminated or at risk of elimination (and a Vote for the Girls loss) late in the competition, while at the same time allowing a male-female finale or Top 2 to rake in more victories off of the higher ratings from surprise, male contestants that more fans would enjoy watching.

Under the flexible-pick system, all of the male contestants in the affected weeks of the competitions tentatively had been supported by a male moderator on the red or blue team, except those classified under the Alex & Sierra rule, which during the American Idol auditions both the male and female contestant must be present in the same audition room. During the Auditions on American Idol, Zinn moved one male contestants (Nick Fradiani) as Team Ava & Kymberly's pick, and possibly one or more Zinn's Villains pick on the red or blue team to the Vote for the Girls pink or purple teams. During the last two weeks of the season, Zinn could move supported contestants as late as six days before the performamce show so that a majority of the Vote for the Girls moderators will be able to support a male or female contestants that has finale implications.

Discipline for off-set incidents

Holly Everman is arrested; enters rehab

Vote for the Girls moderator Holly Everman was arrested twice on April 10 and August 22 near her home in Castleton, Indiana on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) after failing field sobriety tests. Preliminary charges of DUI were filed against Everman, who was jailed overnight. Everman entered a rehabilitation facility shortly after her release from jail on August 25.

On September 9, 2014, Everman was charged with two misdemeanor counts in both incidents: operating a vehicle while intoxicated, which is a Class C misdemeanor in Indiana.

Prosecutors alleged Everman was under the influence of rage and was seeking revenge against fans of The Voice winner Josh Kaufman and noted an earlier online incident during the site's third season which Everman reportedly bullied a former classmate for her decision not to support Carly Rose Sonenclar. Given the charges it is likely that Everman will avoid any jail time. Everman's niece, Nermal, took over Everman's role while she was in rehab.

On September 10, 2014, Everman was sentenced to one year of probation during which she is forbidden from consuming or possessing alcohol and her driving privileges were revoked for a period of six months and 20 days. She will be subject to random drug testing as a condition of her probation. In addition, the judge stipulated that any subsequent OWI charge in a three year period will be treated as a felony. Ava Zinn initially suspended Everman for the remainder of the season and also levied a fine of $1,200,000. As a result, Everman had to forfeit her male moderator offer deal made in the Rising Star competition of $1,200,000. She was also forbidden from doing any media interviews or making comments related to the team on social media during the suspension.

On September 29, 2014, Ava Zinn announced on her Facebook profile that Everman will be returning for the spring cycle. But due to an appeal, Everman returned to the panel on October 27, 2014 after her suspension.

Kathi Jameson and Khayla Chow terminations

On August 3, 2014 Kathi Jameson called Jessee Kinch a "rapist" upon Alice Lee and Macy Kate's eliminations and accused Joshua Peavy "of Karen Hornsby's murder." This brought angry responses on the VFTG Twitter and Facebook pages.Jameson then walked off the set muttering, "Fucking assholes" to state that it was merely a "heat of the moment" reaction. Jameson later provided an explanation on the site: "Macy and Sonnet's elimination's was really downright ridiculous for me, and my posts of calling Mr. Peavy a dick and Mr. Kinch a rapist were made based on my personal dissatisfaction with the results. I'm sure that my fellow transwoman Ava will see that my posts were completely uncalled for and as a moderators of a well known site, sometimes being a misandrist or being sexist against males is good because Ava, Julia (Passalt), and I knew what it was like living as a male and as transgendered women that are passionate to keep ladies in the competition, you have to be sexist sometimes and you think girls suck, Ava will say you're a 'Girl-Hating Commie,' blow smoke in your face, likely beat the living shit of you, and ball-bust you in the nuts."

Then Jameson and Passalt got into a a physical altercation that took place on the Vote for the Girls set. KFMN-FTV, Passalt's former place of employment, posted (via KFMN's sister station WTOR CBS 41) a video of Jameson punching and dragging Passalt's body out of the set.

Then upon seeing her pick of Lolo Jones & Keoikantse Motsepe were not saved on September 16, WTOR-FTV (channel 41, CBS) released footage on their 4:00 PM newscast (shown on WXXC-FDT, channel 47) from a camera inside the backstage area of Vote for the Girls set in which the assault took place. The video appears to show Jameson punching Passalt in the face causing Passalt to immediately fall to the ground, perhaps striking her head on a desk on the way to the floor, and leaving Passalt motionless. Then upon seeing Emily West was named runner-up to Mat Franco, Ava Zinn terminated Jameson's contract. Shortly thereafter in a Twitter post by Zinn, she also announced on September 18, 2014 that she also canceled the contract of Khayla Chow for her role after Chow shoved Holly Everman on April 10, 2014.

Jameson and Chow appealed the termination on the grounds that a moderator cannot be disciplined twice for the same incident. Chow's father, Kristina Chow, and Jameson's mother, Alaina Jamesoon, requested that Zinn recuse herself from hearing the appeal (as she normally would under Aeverine Zinn Holdings' personal conduct policy) since she will be a witness in the proceedings.

Khayla Chow had been slated to debut for the Spring Cycle and was replaced by Rhonda Rhodes and Kendra Ray replaced Kathi Jameson.

Chow died on October 21, 2014 after being shot by moderator Kym Christian. Kathi Jameson would return to the moderator panel with the former Karly Ryder, Jr. (now Kathi's wife, Karly) the following season.

Kym Christian shooting incident and affair with Ava Zinn

On October 21, 2014, upon seeing the elimination of Brittany Butler on The Voice, the aforementioned video also saw Khayla Chow and Chow's friend Victoria Glassering, attacked Kendra Ray and Kymberly Alvaraz during production, and Chow pulled a .45-caliber handgun. The gun battle with the four women then ensued, with Alvaraz suffering two gunshot wounds to her left leg. Christian then used her husband's .357 Magnum revolver and returned fire shooting Chow three times. The incident startled Ava Zinn.

Kymberly Alvaraz was charged with involuntary manslaughter by a special prosecutor appointed by Governor Mike Pence on October 24, 2014 and Ray with assisting a criminal on October 25, 2014.

On October 27, 2014, Kymberly Alvaraz and Kendra Ray were placed on indefinite leave following the incident. Kymberly's daughter, Stephani Alvaraz; Kym's mother, Julie Christian; and several guest moderators filled in for Kymberly Alvaraz and Kendra Ray for the remainder of the fall cycle. Kendra Ray returned to the moderator panel on November 17, 2014.

Nearly a month after the incident, it was confirmed that Ava Zinn had successfully auctioned her virginity (that was announced on April 18, 2014) for a long term relationship to Alvaraz. It was reported that Kymberly Alvaraz and Ava Zinn had been in a sexual relationship when Kymberly Alvaraz travelled to NoSirGifts' offices in November 2010 (at the time, Zinn was then NoSirGifts President and Chief Executive and just finished the site's first season) and again in May 2014 (after Alvaraz's last KDNC newscast), which Zinn revealed in Alvaraz's criminal trial and during a segment of Vote for the Girls on January 2015. Zinn's Ebay listing was removed, and Zinn reportedly accepted Kymberly Alvaraz's offer of a three-year long-term-relationship deal with Zinn in 2015.

To avoid legal issues since the virginity auction is considered to be prostitution in Indiana and Zinn had raised issues when she made the virginity auction announcement on her own You Tube channel on April 18, 2014, Zinn suggested the event would have occurred in a Nevada brothel (where prostitution is legal in parts of that state). Kymberly Alvaraz and Ava Zinn reportedly consummated the transaction at Zinn's home in September 2014, with Zinn providing Alvaraz spermicide suppository and Zinn using a male condom. Alvaraz then took a morning-after pill the next day (Labor Day) as the sex, despite being protected, reportedly wanted to take additional measures. Zinn also claims to have been inspired by Natalie Dylan and Elizabeth Raine, and Kymberly Alvaraz confirmed that she found herself attracted to Zinn and enjoyed the experience.

Kym's criminal trial was held at the Superior Court in Grant County, Indiana, that spanned from the jury being sworn in on November 24, 2014, to opening statements on November 25, 2014, to a verdict on November 28, 2014. The case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in Vote for the Girls' history. Christian was acquitted after a trial that lasted more than a week.

After three hours of deliberations on November 28, 2014, the seven man five woman jury rendered a not guilty verdict on all counts.

Kymberly Alvaraz returned to the moderator panel as a solo moderator on December 1, 2014 and she joined Ava Zinn (as she and Zinn are in a relationship), resulting in the first duo moderator in any Vote for the Girls adaptation. Alvaraz also moved from the Pink team to the Purple team.

Ava Zinn is arrested for assault and disorderly conduct; placed on leave

On March 12, 2015 while rehearsing for a Vote for the Girls episode, just three hours before the start of the American Idol 14 Top 12 Result, while in negotiation to find a way to keep Vote for the Girls in production during a remodel of the Vote for the Girls set resulting in Zinn (and Alvaraz in addition to the VFTG staff) being displaced, and was not willing to have production interrupted, defending her moderator's contract. Zinn, irate, stressed that under the terms of Zinn's contract--as per Vote for the Girls moderator rules--have be promptly present on the performance (and/or results) night from 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central) to its conclusion and record the site's presentation of the results show(s) night both at the home location of Aeverine Zinn Holdings, and cannot be interrupted, delayed, or joined in progress for any reason. Zinn insisted that she wanted to do a temporary transfer of the networks feed, resulting in no interruptions. Upon hearing this, Zinn said “I want this done the way I want to handle this with and ZERO INTERRUPTIONS!”, and during the comment, pounded three times saying, “ZERO INTERRUPTIONS!” and got into the official’s face as the available resolutions Zinn was offered did not meet Zinn’s standards and swearing at the official. Zinn was ejected and was initially given a one-show suspension and a year probation from NoSirGifts. It was expected that Zinn's daughter, Samantha Zinn, would assume control of the web site during Ava's absence.

Then upon seeing her pick of Sarina-Joi Crowe was not saved, Zinn was shown allegedly hitting VFTG moderator Rhonda Rhodes under the chin to get her to make eye contact. Although Zinn didn't comment on the incident afterwards and has not yet done so, Rhodes, her wife (Tricia), and NoSirGifts President and CEO Jack Steele insisted that Zinn did nothing wrong and that she merely lifted Rhodes' chin and told her, "Hold your head up and don't worry about mistakes. Just vote for our picks." Rhodes commented, "She was trying to teach me and I had my head down so she raised my chin up. She was telling me to go out there and don't be afraid to make mistakes. She said I was being too hard on myself after Shi Scott and Lovey James were eliminated."

The following morning (on March 13), Ava Zinn was called into a meeting with her bosses (notably Jack Steele). She was told that if she had done anything other than what she did (Ava Zinn made it clear she was defending her duties as webmaster), NoSirGifts would have been at the mercy of Zinn's affiliates and Vote for the Girls would have been canceled.