Who is an eligible contestants for Speech Contest ?
One- The first thing to do is to refer to the Speech Contst Rule Book 2005. I direct you to page 8 for International Speech Contest Rules. Read Rule No. 2 on Applicability. The last line reads “These rules may not be supplanted or modified, and no exceptions may be made.” In other words, we may not replace the rules with our own rules, we may not modify the rules and we may not make exceptions to the rules. Two- So what does the rule book say about who is not eligible to compete? I direct you to page 9 of the rule book. Read Rule 4.on Eligibility Rule 4.B reads The following are ineligible to compete in this contest: incumbent International Officers and Directors; District Officers (Governor, any Lieutenant Governor; Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer, Division Governor, or Area Governor) whose term expires June 30; International Officer and Director candidates; Immediate Past District District Governors; District Officers or announced candidates for the term beginning the
