Mind over chatter.
Ballots
Each speech ballot pack contains a rules/judge info cover-sheet,
a guide sheet on how to assign ratings to ranks for judges, and
7 ballots. To personalize the ballots for your tournament,
please edit the Header on page 3 — it will change the header on
all subsequent pages. Then print and copy — collated, 1 staple —
and you have your ballots ready to go for each room!
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS ALL SPEECH BALLOTS (JUNIOR AND SENIOR DIVISIONS) 2023
If you are hosting a virtual tournament OR using ONLINE BALLOTS at an in-person tournament,
a. Click here and download the 2023 Judge Instructions Master Document.
b. Cut and paste the first page of the document (the ratings guide) and put it in the box MESSAGE BENEATH THE SCORES for each event.
c. Post the appropriate rules for that specific event into the online ballots in the TEXT ON TOP OF BALLOTS space. Post the whole page (summary of rules, judging criteria, etc.).
(SETTINGS/EVENTS/specific event/BALLOTS AND RULES)
For debate ballots, schools are encouraged to use the ballots published by the National Speech and Debate Association.
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Congressional Debate — Speech Evaluation and Presiding Officer Evaluation
