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Here are some additional resources for judging.
Lincoln Douglas Debate (This was made for a different tournament but it offers a fairly good overview. Note, the video says that the tournament will provide someone to time the round for you. This is not the case in Minnesota. Either the students are asked to time themselves, or the judge will time-- and give time signals-- for the students.)
Public Forum General Overview(6 minutes)
Public Forum Time / Structure (5 minutes)
Here is what a good ballot looks like.
