Behind the Ballot

Behind the Ballot at a Glance

Behind the Ballot is the first initiative to organize volunteer judges to be distributed amongst high school debaters to cover costly judging fees. Our goal is to provide more opportunities for both novice and under-resourced debaters to help alleviate economic and social barriers.

Getting Started

Our process operates on an application/request system. Judges that are looking to volunteer will fill out the volunteer judge application form and debaters looking to obtain a judge will fill out the judge request form. The forms are linked below for easy access.

Judge Request Form

Volunteer Judge Application

"Behind the Ballot makes debating competitively a lot easier. Many of the barriers concerning judging availability or fees are alleviated, and debate becomes a more accessible space."

Tarun Ratnasabapathy- Southlake Carroll Alumni, TFA State Champion

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