Cross Examination Debate Association

2015 - 2016 Resolution Announcement

Resolution 4 was selected as the topic for the 2015-2016 season. 60 institutions voted in the process. A list is below. The breakdown of voting also is explained.

Resolved: The United States should significantly reduce its military presence in one or more of the following: the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the Greater Horn of Africa, Northeast Asia.

Initial first place votes:

Res 1: 7
Res 2: 0
Res 3: 20
Res 4: 28
Res 5: 5

Just a reminder. Ballots are due by midnight, central, Wednesday July 15. The original information is reposted below.
Jeff
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The ballot is available online: http://www.cedadebate.org/1516resolution.

Votes are due by midnight (central), Wednesday, July 15.
Results will be announced on Friday, July 17.

The ballot is available online: http://www.cedadebate.org/1516resolution.

Votes are due by midnight (central), Wednesday, July 15.
Results will be announced on Friday, July 17.

Military presence was selected as the winning controversy area for 2015-2016. 64 eligible ballots were cast. A complete breakdown of voting is listed below.

Initial count of first-place votes:

Arctic: 4
Defense spending: 5
Foreign aid: 4
Israel: 19
Labor: 9
Military presence: 14
Multilateral emissions: 6
Treaty withdrawal: 3

The votes for treaty withdrawal were redistributed. The second count of first-place votes was:

Ballots for the 2015-2016 Controversy area are due tomorrow, May 19, by midnight (central).
The original information is below.
Please let me know if you have any questions or problems voting.
Jeff

The controversy ballot for 2015-2016 is now available.
Ballots are due by midnight (central), Tuesday, May 19.
One vote per school. Schools must be current members of CEDA to participate (2014-2015 competition season).
The winning controversy will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the vote.
If you have trouble with voting, please let me know.

The ballot is online at: http://cedadebate.org/1516controversy

Thanks to everyone who agreed to stand for election. There was an impressive list of graduate and undergraduate students who wanted to serve on the topic committee. 43 schools voted (listed below). Congrats to Jason Sigalos (Emory) and Colin McElhinny (Georgetown) for their election to the topic committee.

List of Schools voting

Just a reminder. Ballots are due by midnight (central), tonight, April 22.
The original information is below.
Jeff

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The ballot for the graduate and undergraduate representatives to the topic committee is now available.
2014-2015 CEDA membership is required for your vote to count. Membership fees can be paid online at: http://www.cedadebate.org/store.

Ballots are due by midnight (central), April 22, 2015. Winners will be announced by the end of the week.