Rules for Debate

Council for America My Country

"To Empower to Practise Good Citizenship"

965 Clover Court, Blue Bell, PA 19422 T: (610) 277-0149 F: (610) 277-3992 E:camc@camcinc.org

Jerry Boucher Director for Systems Management Tae Shik Kwon Deputy Director for Community Relations

Im Ja P. Choi Director for Community Relations Jae Jin Ma Treasurer

Don Kim Secretary (215) 542 - 1000 Young K. Park Counselor

Il Hwan Kim Director for Outreach Ae Sook Yoon Director for Ageing & Elder Care

Sang Joo Kim Chairman

October 26, 1999

GOVERNING RULES for Public Debate for November 2nd Election

RULES for admitted Commissioner candidates (Ruth S. Damsker, Jim Matthews, Wendell W. Young III)
1.	Each candidate will have 1 minute for opening remark.	3 min	3 min
2.	Each candidate will have 1 minute to answer the question A.	3	6
3.	Damsker will have 50 seconds to rebut Matthews/Young.	50 sec
4.	Matthews will have 50 seconds to rebut Damsker/Young.	50
5.	Young will have 50 seconds to rebut Damsker/Matthews.	50	8.5
*	This format will continue for question B through E. (5.5 min x 4=)	22 min	30.5
6.	Damsker will have 30 seconds to ask Matthews/Young a question.	30 sec
7.	Matthews/Young will have 1 min to answer the question.	1 min
8.	Damsker will have 30 sec to rebut Matthews/Young.	30 sec
9.	Matthews will have 1 min to ask Damsker/Young a question.	1 min
10.	Dasmker/Young will have 1 min to answer the question.	1 min
11.	Matthews will have 30 sec to rebut Damsker/Young.	30 sec
12.	Young will have 30 sec to ask Damsker/Matthews a question.	30 sec
13.	Damsker/Matthews will have 1 min to answer the question.	1 min
14.	Young will have 30 sec to rebut Damsker/Matthews.	30 sec
15.	Each candidate will have 1 min to make a closing remark.	3 min	40.0 min
RULES for other admitted candidates
16.	Each candidate will have 1 minute for opening remark.	14 min	54 min
17.	Each candidate will have 3 minutes to make her/his case.	39 min	93 min
RULES for admitted audience
18.	Each prospective questioner will have 1 min to pose one question only (to a specific candidate) with one followup question allowed. He/she must raise hand, secure permission, and identify self. No statement let.	1 min
19.	A candidate will have 1 min to answer the question and 30 seconds to answer the followup question, if any.	30 sec
*	This format will continue until the elapsed time will reach		120 min or otherwise.
RULES for timing
20.	A bell will ring warning 15 seconds before time is up.
21.	A second bell will ring for stop.
22.	Timer will break in to stop and declare "Time's Up!" if the second bell is ignored.
RULES for governing the proceeding(s)
23.	CAMC reserves all rights.

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