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Note that the tournament rules address the issue of fans attempting to vote more than once:
10. In an effort to ensure the legitimacy of the winner selection process, the Producer retains the sole and exclusive authority to exercise its discretion in its review of Fan accounts. In its discretion, Producer may eliminate or delete Fan accounts that it deems to be fraudulent or created in an effort to deceive or manipulate the application process. In its discretion, Producer may also eliminate any individual Fan from receiving a prize if Producer deems that the individual has attempted to in any way manipulate, cheat, or otherwise falsify any element of the Fan registration or voting process or violates or acts in any manner inconsistent with these official Fan Contest Rules.
a. Fan and Participant accounts MUST BE CREATED WITH TRUE, CURRENT, AND ACCURATE FIRST NAMES AND LAST NAMES AND ALL OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED MUST BE ACCURATE AND VERIFIABLE. PRODUCER RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS DISCRETION TO ELIMINATE OR DELETE ANY ACCOUNT THAT IT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY AND CONFIRM AS LEGITIMATE.
i. The Website will only display a Fan’s First Name and Last Initial.
b. A GM, PLAYER, BOOSTER, OR COACH MAY NOT ALSO BE A FAN OF HIS OR HER TEAM. ANY GM, PLAYER, BOOSTER, OR COACH WHO IS FOUND TO HAVE CREATED FAN ACCOUNTS IN VIOLATION OF THESE RULES OR THE TOURNAMENT RULES RISKS ELIMINATION FROM THE TOURAMENT, SUSPENSION, OR ANY OTHER PUNITIVE ACTION WITHIN PRODUCER’S DISCRETION.
c. A FAN MAY NOT CREATE MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT IN SUPPORT OF HIS OR HER TEAM OR ANY OTHER TEAM. Producer reserves the right in its sole discretion to eliminate duplicate accounts, but does not warrant or ensure that all duplicate accounts will be discovered and eliminated.
11. By creating a Fan account, an individual assents to being contacted by the Producer, through whatever means available to Producer in order to verify the veracity and legitimacy of the Fan’s account.
So if other teams are stuffing the ballot box, those extra votes could get deleted, and teams with fewer votes could move up.
10. In an effort to ensure the legitimacy of the winner selection process, the Producer retains the sole and exclusive authority to exercise its discretion in its review of Fan accounts. In its discretion, Producer may eliminate or delete Fan accounts that it deems to be fraudulent or created in an effort to deceive or manipulate the application process. In its discretion, Producer may also eliminate any individual Fan from receiving a prize if Producer deems that the individual has attempted to in any way manipulate, cheat, or otherwise falsify any element of the Fan registration or voting process or violates or acts in any manner inconsistent with these official Fan Contest Rules.
a. Fan and Participant accounts MUST BE CREATED WITH TRUE, CURRENT, AND ACCURATE FIRST NAMES AND LAST NAMES AND ALL OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED MUST BE ACCURATE AND VERIFIABLE. PRODUCER RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS DISCRETION TO ELIMINATE OR DELETE ANY ACCOUNT THAT IT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY AND CONFIRM AS LEGITIMATE.
i. The Website will only display a Fan’s First Name and Last Initial.
b. A GM, PLAYER, BOOSTER, OR COACH MAY NOT ALSO BE A FAN OF HIS OR HER TEAM. ANY GM, PLAYER, BOOSTER, OR COACH WHO IS FOUND TO HAVE CREATED FAN ACCOUNTS IN VIOLATION OF THESE RULES OR THE TOURNAMENT RULES RISKS ELIMINATION FROM THE TOURAMENT, SUSPENSION, OR ANY OTHER PUNITIVE ACTION WITHIN PRODUCER’S DISCRETION.
c. A FAN MAY NOT CREATE MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT IN SUPPORT OF HIS OR HER TEAM OR ANY OTHER TEAM. Producer reserves the right in its sole discretion to eliminate duplicate accounts, but does not warrant or ensure that all duplicate accounts will be discovered and eliminated.
11. By creating a Fan account, an individual assents to being contacted by the Producer, through whatever means available to Producer in order to verify the veracity and legitimacy of the Fan’s account.
So if other teams are stuffing the ballot box, those extra votes could get deleted, and teams with fewer votes could move up.
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