Institute a Direct Election for Student Representative to the Topic Selection Committee

Submitted 2-21-09

Currently:

IV, Section 11: Student Representatives.

  1. Each region will select a student representative who will serve as a member of the

Student Representatives Committee. Student Representatives must be officially enrolled, undergraduate students in good standing at the college or university they attend.

  1. The duties of the Student Representatives Committee are to:
  2. Report the concerns of debaters to the Executive Council.
  3. Select one debater to serve on the Topic Selection Committee

Amend to:

  1. Provide input and support to the Executive Secretary for a national election of one debater to serve on the Topic Selection Committee. The Executive Secretary should direct a balloting system for the student representative that fulfills all elements of a CEDA ballot described in Article IV, Section 5.