Sweepstakes Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND
MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Eligibility
Voice Your Vote and Tell Somebody Now (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents
of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old
at the time of entry. Employees of SigmaPAC1914, Inc., or BarnesAfrica Partners, LLC and other
companies associated with the promotion of the Sweepstakes, and their respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family
(spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not
eligible. All entrants must provide proof of voter registration in order to collect any prize herein.
The Sweepstakes is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Sponsors
The Sweepstakes is sponsored by SigmaPAC 1914, Inc. and BarnesAfrica Partners, LLC,
located, respectively, at 145 Kennedy Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 and 4400 State Highway
121, Suite 300, Lewisville, Texas 75053.
3. Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to
and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and
binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and
fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
4. Sweepstakes Period
The Sweepstakes begins on November 01, 2022, at 12:00 AM Central Standard Time and
ends on November 09, 2022 at Midnight Central Standard Time (the "Sweepstakes Period").
Entries that are submitted before or after the Sweepstakes Period will be disqualified. Submissions
will be accepted for the duration of the Sweepstakes using the methods below.
5. How to Enter
Online: This method of entry will be available by visiting our website
(tellsomebodynow.org) and following the directions provided to enter and participate
by posting a qualifying social media video with the appropriate hashtag identifier.
Limit one (1) entry posting per person, per eligible email address and per household for the
duration of the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries may be posted to one
of the following social media sites: Facebook, Instagram or TikTok. Each entry must be in the
form of a :15 second video message concerning the importance of voting in the November 2022
federal Mid-term elections, posted to the entrant’s personal Facebook, Instagram or TikTok
account, using the hashtag: #tellsomebodynow. Alternatively, an entrant may meet the entry
requirement and qualify for the sweepstakes drawing by posting to the entrant’s personal
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Facebook, Instagram or TikTok account the :15 second video entitled “tell somebody” which is
available on the tellsomebodynow.org website. All entries must include the hashtag:
#tellsomebodynow. To be eligible for the First Place Prize (Cape Town, South Africa Trip), the
video entry post must receive a minimum one thousand (1,000) “Likes”. To be eligible for the
Second Place Prize (trip to Los Angeles, California with tickets to the 2023 NAACP Image
Awards) the video entry post must receive a minimum two hundred (200) “Likes”. To be eligible
for the Third Place Prize (trip to Washington, DC with tickets to the 2023 Juneteenth Honors)),
the video entry post must receive a minimum ten (10) “Likes”. Entries received from any person,
e-mail address, or household in excess of the stated limitation, or that fail to include the requisite
hashtag will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or
returned.
6. Winner Finalists
On or about November 16, 2022, three winning video entries will be selected in a random
drawing from among all Prize-eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the
number of entries received with the requisite number of Likes for each Prize. The identity of the
winners will be announced on The Sybil Wilkes Show with the winners’ names and number of
“likes” stated accordingly. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the winner via telephone or email
on or about November 17, 2022. If the winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the
date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate winner in his/her
place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries.
7. Winner Notification
The winners will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each winner (parent/legal guardian
if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit
a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in
order to claim his/her prize. If a winner cannot be contacted or fails to submit the Declaration of
Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable,
that potential winner forfeits a prize. If the winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in
his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her
parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the
potential winner’s behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein.
All winners must continue to comply with’ all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and
winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. If a winner is disqualified for any reason,
Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all
remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will
remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-12 weeks after the conclusion of the
Sweepstakes. Prizes may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash. International travel requires a
valid U.S. Passport, as well as any applicable required travel provisions of the South African
government. Entry Visas are not required of Americans traveling to South Africa.
8. Prizes
Prize (1) - Round trip air and hotel accommodations paid trip for two to Cape Town, South
Africa; Prize (2) Round trip air and hotel accommodations and two tickets to the 2023 NAACP
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Image Awards Show in Los Angeles, CA; Prize (3) -Round trip air and hotel accommodations
with two tickets to the 2023 Juneteenth Honors Show in Washington, DC.
9. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired
in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized
human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Sweepstakes is unable to run as
planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in
its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume
the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate
the Sweepstakes and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the
eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the
right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or
in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil
law, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including
attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by
law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of that provision.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the
Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion
agencies, other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the "Released Parties)" from and
against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or
use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a)
any technical errors associated with the Sweepstakes, including lost, interrupted or unavailable
Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections,
availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular
tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or
misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties;
(b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (c) mechanical, network, electronic,
computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d)application downloads, (e) any other errors
or problems in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors that may
occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation
or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the
application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Sweepstakes-related
materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be
caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Sweepstakes
or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto).
Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to
the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the entrant be
entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or
inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or
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programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Entrant waives the right to claim any
damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect
damages.
11. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes
of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court
located in Texas. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations
of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Texas.
12. Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy.
13. Winner List
To request the name of the winner send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
SigmaPAC1914, Inc., Attn: Sweepstakes Winner, 145 Kennedy Street NW, Washington, DC,
20011. Winner List requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date (listed above).
For the Winner List, you can also send an email: kbarnes@wwbllp.com
Sweepstakes Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND
MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Eligibility
Voice Your Vote and Tell Somebody Now (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents
of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old
at the time of entry. Employees of SigmaPAC1914, Inc., or BarnesAfrica Partners, LLC and other
companies associated with the promotion of the Sweepstakes, and their respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family
(spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not
eligible. All entrants must provide proof of voter registration in order to collect any prize herein.
The Sweepstakes is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Sponsors
The Sweepstakes is sponsored by SigmaPAC 1914, Inc. and BarnesAfrica Partners, LLC,
located, respectively, at 145 Kennedy Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 and 4400 State Highway
121, Suite 300, Lewisville, Texas 75053.
3. Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to
and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and
binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and
fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
4. Sweepstakes Period
The Sweepstakes begins on November 01, 2022, at 12:00 AM Central Standard Time and
ends on November 09, 2022 at Midnight Central Standard Time (the "Sweepstakes Period").
Entries that are submitted before or after the Sweepstakes Period will be disqualified. Submissions
will be accepted for the duration of the Sweepstakes using the methods below.
5. How to Enter
Online: This method of entry will be available by visiting our website
(tellsomebodynow.org) and following the directions provided to enter and participate
by posting a qualifying social media video with the appropriate hashtag identifier.
Limit one (1) entry posting per person, per eligible email address and per household for the
duration of the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries may be posted to one
of the following social media sites: Facebook, Instagram or TikTok. Each entry must be in the
form of a :15 second video message concerning the importance of voting in the November 2022
federal Mid-term elections, posted to the entrant’s personal Facebook, Instagram or TikTok
account, using the hashtag: #tellsomebodynow. Alternatively, an entrant may meet the entry
requirement and qualify for the sweepstakes drawing by posting to the entrant’s personal
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Facebook, Instagram or TikTok account the :15 second video entitled “tell somebody” which is
available on the tellsomebodynow.org website. All entries must include the hashtag:
#tellsomebodynow. To be eligible for the First Place Prize (Cape Town, South Africa Trip), the
video entry post must receive a minimum one thousand (1,000) “Likes”. To be eligible for the
Second Place Prize (trip to Los Angeles, California with tickets to the 2023 NAACP Image
Awards) the video entry post must receive a minimum two hundred (200) “Likes”. To be eligible
for the Third Place Prize (trip to Washington, DC with tickets to the 2023 Juneteenth Honors)),
the video entry post must receive a minimum ten (10) “Likes”. Entries received from any person,
e-mail address, or household in excess of the stated limitation, or that fail to include the requisite
hashtag will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or
returned.
6. Winner Finalists
On or about November 16, 2022, three winning video entries will be selected in a random
drawing from among all Prize-eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the
number of entries received with the requisite number of Likes for each Prize. The identity of the
winners will be announced on The Sybil Wilkes Show with the winners’ names and number of
“likes” stated accordingly. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the winner via telephone or email
on or about November 17, 2022. If the winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the
date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate winner in his/her
place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries.
7. Winner Notification
The winners will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each winner (parent/legal guardian
if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit
a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in
order to claim his/her prize. If a winner cannot be contacted or fails to submit the Declaration of
Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable,
that potential winner forfeits a prize. If the winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in
his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her
parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the
potential winner’s behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein.
All winners must continue to comply with’ all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and
winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. If a winner is disqualified for any reason,
Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all
remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will
remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-12 weeks after the conclusion of the
Sweepstakes. Prizes may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash. International travel requires a
valid U.S. Passport, as well as any applicable required travel provisions of the South African
government. Entry Visas are not required of Americans traveling to South Africa.
8. Prizes
Prize (1) - Round trip air and hotel accommodations paid trip for two to Cape Town, South
Africa; Prize (2) Round trip air and hotel accommodations and two tickets to the 2023 NAACP
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Image Awards Show in Los Angeles, CA; Prize (3) -Round trip air and hotel accommodations
with two tickets to the 2023 Juneteenth Honors Show in Washington, DC.
9. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired
in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized
human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Sweepstakes is unable to run as
planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in
its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume
the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate
the Sweepstakes and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the
eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the
right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or
in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil
law, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including
attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by
law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of that provision.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the
Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion
agencies, other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the "Released Parties)" from and
against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or
use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a)
any technical errors associated with the Sweepstakes, including lost, interrupted or unavailable
Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections,
availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular
tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or
misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties;
(b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (c) mechanical, network, electronic,
computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d)application downloads, (e) any other errors
or problems in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors that may
occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation
or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the
application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Sweepstakes-related
materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be
caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Sweepstakes
or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto).
Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to
the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the entrant be
entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or
inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or
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programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Entrant waives the right to claim any
damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect
damages.
11. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes
of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court
located in Texas. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations
of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Texas.
12. Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy.
13. Winner List
To request the name of the winner send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
SigmaPAC1914, Inc., Attn: Sweepstakes Winner, 145 Kennedy Street NW, Washington, DC,
20011. Winner List requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date (listed above).
For the Winner List, you can also send an email: kbarnes@wwbllp.com