FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – AWARD #18

ELIGIBILITY

The current eligibility period is March 1, 2019 through to April 30, 2020;
Only eligible CCMA Members, listed as a Musician, Artist, Producer or Songwriter as their primary membership category, are eligible to vote on the seven (7) Musician Award categories;
The musician must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant;
Second Ballot contenders are required to be members of the CCMA, in good standing, by the end of the Second Ballot (July 16, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. ET) in order to move on to the Third (and final) Ballot.
A musician is only eligible to win five (5) times, within the same Musician Award category, before being added to the CCMA Musician Hall of Honour, making them no longer eligible in that category;

SELECTION PROCESS

The Fiddle Player of the Year award follows a three (3) step selection process:

STEP ONE (First Ballot) – Each eligible CCMA Member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the Second Ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA Awards Verification Committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the Second Ballot;
STEP TWO (Second Ballot) – From the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA Member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the Third (and final) Ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the Third Ballot;
STEP THREE (Third Ballot) – From the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA Member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.

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