According to the procedure established by the Lincoln Douglas committee, by February 9th, the briefs will be distributed to the LD Community and the membership of the NFA, for discussion and consideration.To vote, you may email or send via mail your school name and your three choices in rank order (1st, 2nd and 3rd) to Dr. Marty Birkholt. The topic area will be selected by using the following method: ballots will be tallied using a weighted preferential voting system in with 1st place receiving 3 points, 2nd place receiving 2 points, and 3rd place receiving 1 point.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN THE BALLOT TO DR. MARTY BIRKHOLT, Director of Forensics, Department of Communication Studies, 2500 California Plaza, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178-0305). Email: martybirkholt@creighton.edu
The selected topic area will be announced by February 27.
RESOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT:
The winning resolution will be known only to the President of the NFA until it is announced on AUGUST 1st. The Lincoln Douglas Committee will be waiting to hear from you. If your school is involved with Lincoln Douglas Debate, this is your opportunity to become active in the selection of the topic area for 2009-2010. Dr. Marty Birkholt is waiting to hear from you. The only way the system will work is if you become involved in the process. There are definite deadline dates that have been established. On behalf of the L/D Committee and the NFA tournament staff, please take time to participate in this process during this academic year. Also remember, your students that are engaged in Lincoln Douglas Debate wish to be considered in this process of topic and resolution selection. Please take time to include them in your consideration of topic areas and resolution selections.