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A candidate may receive only one performing-category nomination or award and one non-performing-category nomination or award per show. If a candidate earns enough votes to merit more than one nomination or award, the candidate will be nominated or awarded in the more prestigious category (for performing categories) or the category in which they are listed alone (for non-performing categories).
Voting Irregularities
Any possible outcome-swaying "gaming" or "strategic voting" by critics is observable in the results, with program officials retaining the authority to disqualify any votes that they, the auditor, and an international Cappies official conclude were not cast objectively. Students participating in such behavior will be removed from Cappies. At the discretion of the steering committee, the critics’ school may be put on probation or removed from the program.
Critic Awards
Awards for Critic' teams (including regional team Critics from your school) and and individual Critics are based half on how many reviews you do and half on how many of them get picked for publication (with extra credit given for selection for the major newspaper).
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