RESULTS OF 2005 FALL
MEMBERSHIP VOTING
22 schools submitted a vote; totals are shown below; votes to abstain do not count
Note: Items 1 - 7 require a 2/3 majority vote because they are proposals to change bylaws of the corporation.
1. Establish middle school & administrator liaisons to the Board of Directors
--YES: 20 --NO: 2 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (91%)
2. Amend the rule for filling officer vacancies when resignations/removals occur
--YES: 17 --NO: 4 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (81%)
3. Create a rule for resolving ties in a membership vote
--YES: 21 --NO: 1 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (95%)
4. Enforce the requirement for regional participation in the process for creating extemporaneous speaking topics
--YES: 14 --NO: 6 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (70%)
5. Strengthen language governing the composition of a Protest Committee
--YES: 19 --NO: 1 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (95%)
6. Specify additional requirements of state tournament hosts for lodging & meals
--YES: 10 --NO: 9 FAILS FOR LACK OF 2/3 MAJORITY (53%)
7. Clarify the process for adjudicating an ethics complaint
--YES: 20 --NO: 1 PASSES BY 2/3 MAJORITY (95%)
Note: Items 8 - 21 require only a plurality because they are proposals to change standing rules.
8. Reduce the round requirement for non-competitive events at Regional Tournaments
--YES: 18 --NO: 3 PASSES (86%)
9. Establish consequences for a no-show/non-performance in a round
--YES: 14 --NO: 8 PASSES (64%)
10. Establish a policy addressing vandalism at tournaments
--YES: 18 --NO: 4 PASSES (82%)
11. Provide an enforcement mechanism for the requirement that schools provide evidence of the qualifications of their student judges at Novice State.
--YES: 20 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)
12. Change Round 4 of all debate events to High-Low Power Within Brackets
--YES: 19 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)
13. Eliminate grace period in all speech and interpretation events.
--YES: 8 --NO: 13 FAILS (38%)
14. Address overtime performances in interpretation elimination rounds
--YES: 19 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)
15. Amend interpretation events publication rule governing screenplays
--YES: 18 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)
16. Define the term “prop” in all speech and interpretation events
--YES: 20 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)
17. Update final round cross-examination rules in Extemp finals
--YES: 18 --NO: 2 PASSES (90%)
18. Alter the existing policy toward the presence of observers in rounds
--Plan A: 4 --Plan B: 5 --Plan C: 7 --Plan D: 6
PLAN C IS CHOSEN BY PLURALITY; PLAN C = NO CHANGE TO RULES
19. Update Student Congress rules
--YES: 20 --NO: 0 PASSES (100%)
20. Student Congress Legislation Format
--NFL Format: 6 --NCFL Format: 5 --FFL Format: 9
FFL FORMAT IS CHOSEN BY PLURALITY; FFL FORMAT = NO CHANGE TO RULES
21. Approve the FFL Civility Code:
--YES: 19 --NO: 1 PASSES (95%)