The Euro Vision Song Contest 2008 will be the polls

To give everyone the opportunity to vote in Europe, the European Broadcasting Union has 24 polling stations in several major cities across Europe on the night of the finals of the "Euro Vision 2008" on May organized. "With this new initiative, everyone can agree, even a person without a fixed line or mobile phone, and independently of the capabilities of the telephone network," - said NEWSmusic.ru Svante Stockselius, executive director of the contest "Euro Vision". Polling stations reliable backup solutions that protect the telephone network and from possible overloads during the active voice. Polling stations open their doors during the final round on 24 May As an experiment, the polling stations will be set in ten major European cities, and in areas where the telephone network capabilities are limited. Advisory Group "Euro Vision" is currently in the study of cities where polling stations will be set up. These sites form a perfect or near large areas or places where people gather to watch the competition on the big screens. If the experiment is successful, the number of polling stations will be increased next year. Last year, the EBU has registered some 8.3 million phone customers voices from across Europe. Create polls fits into the strategy EBU competition closer to the public, and reach out to a wider audience. "Of course we want more people to choose," - emphasizes Stockselius. You can vote once a time in "window" allocated for the country's vote. Computer developed in areas to a large number of votes to be treated in a short time, they record and count the votes. websites designed to offer a large number of votes to be treated in a short time, they record and count votes the exact location of the polling stations on 1 May be announced.