DWTS Vote: How to vote for your favourite contestant as double elimination looms?

Fans are currently enjoying Dancing With the Stars season 29. The new season of the American dance reality show first aired on September 14. However, with every upcoming episode, it is inching towards its finale. Hence, it is high time that the show’s fans, start voting for their favourite contestants.

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How to vote for your favourite contestant?

A report on ABC’s official website reveals that each week’s voting period opens when that week’s Dancing With the Stars episode begins airing live at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC. The DWTS voting then stays open until the commercial break that follows the final performance of the episode. Fans must take note of the fact that voting will not be available during later broadcasts in the Mountain, Pacific, Alaska or Hawaii time zones. There are two ways of voting, one is via text messages, and the other is by heading to DWTS’ official website.

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DWTS vote via text messages

Another report on parade.com reveals that in order to be able to vote via text, fans need to have a U.S. wireless carrier and be located in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. However, message and data rates may apply. Fans need to text the celebrity name to the DWTS SMS keyboard to cast a vote for them.

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DWTS vote via the website

Fans can also vote during the appropriate period every week, by heading on to dwtsvote.abc.com. For this method, an ABC.com account is required as the fan will be voting online. However, the registration process is easy and only requires your email address. To vote on ABC.com, a person also needs to be at least 18 years old and in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.

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What are the SMS keywords to text for voting?

• Text AJ to 21523 to vote for AJ McLean
• Text ANNE to 21523 to vote for Anne Heche
• Text CHRISHELL to 21523 to vote for Chrishell Stause
• Text JEANNIE to 21523 to vote for Jeannie Mai
• Text JESSE to 21523 to vote for Jesse Metcalfe
• Text JOHNNY to 21523 to vote for Johnny Weir
• Text JUSTINA to 21523 to vote for Justina Machado
• Text KAITLYN to 21523 to vote for Kaitlyn Bristowe
• Text MONICA to 21523 to vote for Monica Aldama
• Text NELLY to 21523 to vote for Nelly
• Text NEV to 21523 to vote for Nev Schulman
• Text SKAI to 21523 to vote for Skai Jackson
• Text VERNON to 21523 to vote for Vernon Davis