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Article XVI.

Section 1, Subpoint D

2. The judge was, within the last two years, the coach of
the school whose teams/he is about to hear.

3. The judge was, within the last two years, an
undergraduate forensics competitor at the school whose team s/he is about to
hear.

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Article XVI.

Section 1, Subpoint D

2. The judge was, within the last four years, the coach of
the school whose teams/he is about to hear.

3. The judge was, within the last four years, an
undergraduate forensics competitor at the school whose team s/he is about to
hear.

Rationale-

changes the standard from 2 years to 4 to align the rule
with those used by the NDT and ADA.  The goal is to reduce variation
between tournaments and confusion caused by conflicting standards