Novices are not eligible to run. If teams funds are unable to accomodate the team's full allotment of team or judge positions, or should the team feel that there are not enough acceptable candidates to justify paying to send teams to Worlds, the team may choose to allocate funds so as to limit the number of teams or judges that will be funded, or may choose to unevenly distribute funds amongst teams and judges so as to ensure representation at Worlds. This must be done my majority vote before elections are completed. In the absence of such a vote, teams will be evenly funded for registration. After team registration, judges registration will be paid for, and then team travel expenses will be defrayed to an extent to be determine d by the executive board.
Novices are novices for their first year.
If there are more people interested in debating at North Americans than we are allowed to send, individuals nominate themselves. After elections, they form teams. For Nationals, any team that has achieved a 5-0 record at a tournament without qualifying shall automatically receive the free seed. In the event that more than one unqualified team has a 5-0 record or no team does, the team will hold a majority vote. For the Kellogg, Hardy, Bancroft, and Gilbert Prizes, team members cannot be involved in planning any contest in which they are participating.