<div dir="ltr">Hi, everyone,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to update you on the Speech Tab Method discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>The Speech Tab Committee strongly recommended <span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">the GFCA run the Varsity State Tournament with the bylaws currently in place and discuss any changes/proposal at the Spring meeting.   The date and location for Spring Meeting will be sent out soon.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53990fb3e4b06af4e6a3bcc4/t/57bb8065ff7c50b1a1bc7ff4/1471905893892/GFCA+Bylaws+-+Revised+8-20-2016.pdf">The tabulation method can be found here in bylaw 4.37(b)</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Thanks!</span></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 2:16 PM Jeffrey Miller <<a href="mailto:jmill126@gmail.com">jmill126@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">Hi, everyone,</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">The proposed bylaw for the speech tab method fails to pass as it requires a 2/3 majority to amend the constitution and by laws..  The vote was tied at 10-10. </div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">The Executive Committee will discuss with the Speech Tab Committee (David Gay & Mario Herrera) the next step.  We will either leave the by-laws as is (cumulative through all prelims and elims) or come up with a hybrid proposal of what has been discussed.   </div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Schools that voted were:<br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><ul class="gmail_msg"><li class="gmail_msg">Archer High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Carrollton High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Cherokee High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Columbus High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Dunwoody High School </li><li class="gmail_msg">Fayette County High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Grovetown High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Henry W. Grady High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Lovett School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Marist School</li><li class="gmail_msg">McIntosh High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">North Hall High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Rockdale Magnet School</li><li class="gmail_msg">RW Johnson High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Sequoyah High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Thomas County Central High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Valdosta High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Warner Robins High School</li><li class="gmail_msg">Westminster Schools</li><li class="gmail_msg">Woodward Academy</li></ul><div class="gmail_msg">Please let me know if you have any questions.</div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">-- <br class="gmail_msg"></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal" class="gmail_msg">Jeffrey Miller</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal" class="gmail_msg"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal" class="gmail_msg">Marist School</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal" class="gmail_msg">Director of Speech & Debate</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Jeffrey Miller</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Marist School</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">Director of Speech & Debate</div></div></div>