By Jared Fields, Managing Editor

Fans can have a say in this year’s Sing Song judging when they vote after Friday night’s and Saturday afternoon’s show.

Audience members can go online after the show or to computers set up around the concourse to vote for their favorites in the men’s, women’s and class acts.

“They’re involved in getting to choose the winners instead of just the judges,” said Emily Wren, sophomore exercise science major from Arlington and Ko Jo Kai member.

The audience vote will count for about 28 percent of the overall vote. There are 1,400 total points available with 400 of them going toward the audience vote. The acts can earn up to 200 points for the two shows where the audience can vote. The audience vote counts for more than any category other than vocals.

Points for the acts, based on the audience vote, will be calculated by taking the percentage of votes received and multiplied by 200. If an act receives 25 percent of the vote in its category, they will get 50 points for that show.

“After the Friday and Saturday afternoon show, they can take their ticket number and vote online,” Mauri Westbrook, director of Student Activities and Organizations, said.

Those attending the show will get an announcement sheet with information on how to vote online.

Judges at the three shows will distribute the rest of the 1,000 points. Friday’s show will have originality and vocals, along with the audience favorite, judged. Originality is worth 200 points and vocals, which is judged at all three shows, is worth 150 points at each show – 450 total.

Saturday afternoon’s show has the acts’ costumes judged for a worth of 150 points. The Saturday evening show will have entertainment judged by four entertainment judges for a total of 200 points.