Abolition the Topic Rotation – Fails
CEDA Maverick Rule – Passes
Outstanding New Director Award – Passes
3 PM Topic Announcement – Passes
Winning Resolution – Resolved: The United States should vest legal rights and/or duties in one or more of the following: artificial intelligence, nature, nonhuman animal species.
Vote Breakdown Below:
Abolition Topic Rotation
Fails – 21 Yes, 22 No, 3 Abstain
CEDA Maverick Rule
Passes – 32 Yes, 8 No, 6 Abstain
Outstanding New Director Award
Passes – 42 Yes, 2 No, 2 Abstain
3 PM Topic
Passes – 35 Yes, 7 No, 4 Abstain
Resolution Ballot – First Round
Resolution 1 – 20 First Place
Resolution 2 – 1 First Place
Resolution 3 – 5 First Place
Resolution 4 – 7 First Place
Resolution 5 – 9 First Place
Resolution 6 – 1 First Place
Resolution 7 – 0 First Place
Resolution 8 – 1 First Place
Resolution 9 – 2 First Place
Resolution Ballot – Second Round
Resolution’s 2, 6, 7, 8 dropped and votes re recorded
Resolution 1 – 21 First Place
Resolution 3 – 6 First Place
Resolution 4 – 7 First Place
Resolution 5 – 9 First Place
Resolution 9 – 3 First Place
Resolution Ballot – Third Round
Resolution 9 dropped and votes re recorded
Resolution 1 – 21 First Place
Resolution 3 – 8 First Place
Resolution 4 – 8 First Place
Resolution 5 – 9 First Place
Resolution Ballot – Fourth Round
Resolution 3 dropped (fewest original first place votes) and votes rerecorded
Resolution 1 – 27 First Place
Resolution 4 – 9 First Place
Resolution 5 – 10 First Place
Resolution 1 Wins – Resolved: The United States should vest legal rights and/or duties in one or more of the following: artificial intelligence, nature, nonhuman animal species.
Thanks to all of the schools that voted:
Baylor University
Binghamton University
Boston College
Cornell
CSU Fullerton
Emory University
emporia state university
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Harvard
Houston
Indiana University
ITD
James Madison University
Liberty University
Macalester College
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri State
New York University
Northwestern University
Oakton Community College
Samford University
Southwestern College
Texas
The New School
Trinity University
Tufts
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Georgia
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Mary Washington
University of Miami
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Wyoming
US Naval Academy (Navy)
USC
USMA
UTSA
Wake Forest
Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne State University
West Virginia University
Western Washington University
Wichita State