YTV’s The Next Star Text and Online Voting Rules & Regulations
Six (6) finalists have been selected from around the country and are eligible to receive votes. Viewers will select the Winner of The Next Star through limited text messaging and online voting (Five [5] messages per day per method) at:
* ONLINE VOTING - Viewers can vote at www.ytv.com; and/or;
* TEXT* MESSAGE VOTING - Viewers can text their vote to 66247.
* The keyword for Text Message Voting is NEXT and each Finalist will have a letter assigned to them. (E.g. to vote for ‘John Smith' text NEXT A and send to 66247).
Each text will require a mobile telephone with text messaging feature. A carrier fee and text messaging fee of Fifty cents (50˘) per message will apply for each text message. Check your carrier plan for the text messaging fee.
Viewers may vote for their selection immediately following the preliminary broadcast of Episode 1005 of The Next Star on Friday, August 15, 2008, at 6 p.m. EST. Voting for The Next Star will continue for Forty Five (45) days following the initial broadcast of Episode 1005 through to September 28, 2008. The Finalist that receives the most combined text and online votes will be named The Next Star and announced live during episode 1013 on September 28, 2008 at 7 p.m. EST. In the event of a tie in the number of votes, the Producers of The Next Star will select from among the tied Finalists who is the Winner of The Next Star.