2025 National Tournament Middle School Protest Form Step 1 of 2 50% INSTRUCTIONS/POLICY:This form must be submitted in a timely manner. A timely manner is defined as within one hour of the end of the round in which the infraction occurred. Once the protest form has been submitted, it is the responsibility of the complainant to check in with the tournament office to ensure that the form has been received by the rules protest panel. Decisions are final and may not be appealed. If a perceived violation occurs in a subsequent round, another protest may be filed.Building In Which the Rules Violation Occurred*--select one--Iowa Events CenterSouth (Speech)Timberline (Debate)Complainant Name* First Last Complainant Email* Role*All protests must be filed by an authorized adult from a school attending the National Tournament. School advisors may appoint one or more adult representatives who are permitted to file protests in case the advisor is absent or incapable of filing a protest due to a tournament-related commitment. Authorized adult representatives must be approved by the school’s administration and explicitly appointed prior to the tournament. A judge may only file a protest if they are an authorized representative. However, an advisor and/or authorized representative may file a protest on behalf of their students and/or judges who witnessed an alleged violation. Advisor Authorized Adult Representative School Affiliation* State*--select one--AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingCell Phone*Your Contestant's Code or Name* MS Event*--select one--Big Questions DebateCongressDeclamationDramatic InterpDuo InterpExtemp CommentaryHumorous InterpPublic Forum DebateImpromptuInformativeInternational ExtempLincoln-Douglas DebateOriginal OratoryOriginal Spoken Word PoetryPoetryPolicy DebateProgram Oral InterpProseStorytellingUS ExtempWorld Schools DebateRound/Time Occurred* Room* Contestant Code or Name Against Whom Complaint is Lodged* Nature of Challenge*Rule(s) Violated*(Cite specific reference – including page number – in the National Tournament manual.) High School National Tournament Manual List any corroborating evidence and/or witnesses.*Did you witness the infraction?* Yes No Please indicate how the infraction came to your attention.*PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
