Eurovision 2004 - Song List
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In Morocco, there wasn't a single voter to be found... and we saw similar issues here in the States:
Televoting issues were also present in America
Over in America, the situation was a bit more direct and blunt. America awarded themselves 4 points. According to the EBU, it doesn't matter how many times you tell the audience not to vote for their own country; people are always going to try it. And sure enough, Americans voted for themselves. Typically, the service provider in each nation is instructed to simply wipe out any votes cast for the home country and reject them entirely. The American system just failed to filter them out, allowing those self-votes to be counted in the final tally.