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{{Infobox Club|topics=MUN, Speech and Debate, Politics|is-advised=Yes|major-events=[[TEDxYouth @ TAMS]], [[SciMUN]]|email=ballot.tams@gmail.com|current-execs=
{{Infobox Club|topics=MUN, Speech and Debate, Politics|is-advised=Yes|major-events=[[TEDxYouth @ TAMS]], [[SciMUN]]|email=ballot.tams@gmail.com|current-execs=
President: [[Brandy Xie]]
President: [[Advay Vyas]]
Vice President: [[Tejas Rajagopal]]
Director of Events: [[Zachary Li]]
Director of Events: [[Akhil Krishnamurthy]]
Director of Logistics: [[Jayanth Pandit]]|image=TAMS Ballot 2021-2022.jpg|active-years=2018 - Present|facebook=https://www.facebook.com/groups/265378090967162|current-advisor=[[Eric L. Gruver]]|website=https://ballot.tams.club}}
Director of Logistics: [[Abigail Ngan]]
Director of Outreach [[Sophie Law]]|image=ballot 2022-2023.webp|active-years=2018 - Present|facebook=https://www.facebook.com/groups/265378090967162|current-advisor=[[Nicole De Pavia]]|website=https://ballottams.wixsite.com/tamsballot}}
'''Ballot''' (previously PAC-MUN and Speech and Debate) is a TAMS [[Clubs|club]] dedicated to bringing Model UN, speech, debate, and political awareness to the TAMS community. We give students a stage to share their passions in [[TEDxYouth @ TAMS|TEDxtalks]], connect science with politics at [[SciMUN]], and work with [https://www.facebook.com/groups/untmio UNT's Model International Organization] (MIO) to organize the annual Model Arab League (MAL), and help students compete at competitions through our Speech and Debate teams. Our goal is to help students develop skills in logical thinking, public speaking, and civic discourse which will empower them to be informed and capable leaders of the future in any career.
'''Ballot''' (previously PAC-MUN and Speech and Debate) is a TAMS [[Clubs|club]] dedicated to bringing Model UN, speech, debate, and political awareness to the TAMS community. We give students a stage to share their passions in [[TEDxYouth @ TAMS|TEDxtalks]], connect science with politics at [[SciMUN]], and work with [https://www.facebook.com/groups/untmio UNT's Model International Organization] (MIO) to organize the annual Model Arab League (MAL), and help students compete at competitions through our Speech and Debate teams. Our goal is to help students develop skills in logical thinking, public speaking, and civic discourse which will empower them to be informed and capable leaders of the future in any career.
==Events==
==Events==
=== TEDxYouth @ TAMS ===
===TEDxYouth @ TAMS===
[[TEDxYouth @ TAMS]] is a TEDxYouth event hosted at TAMS.
[[TEDxYouth @ TAMS]] is a TEDxYouth event hosted at TAMS.
=== SciMUN ===
===SciMUN===
[[SciMUN]] is a yearly Model United Nations conference at TAMS.
[[SciMUN]] is a yearly Model United Nations conference at TAMS.
=== Middle Ground ===
===Middle Ground===
Ballot regularly hosts Middle Ground GAs, in which a contentious topic is debated. Participants take a stance on the issue, and attempt to seek middle ground with the opposing side (hence the name).
Ballot regularly hosts Middle Ground GAs, in which a contentious topic is debated. Participants take a stance on the issue, and attempt to seek middle ground with the opposing side (hence the name).
=== Political Fair ===
===Political Fair===
[[Political Fair]] is an event similar to Science Fair in which participants can give presentations on political issues.
[[Political Fair]] is an event similar to Science Fair in which participants can give presentations on political issues.
===Ballot Watermelon Eating Competition===
During RO's 2022 Research Royale, Ballot hosted a watermelon eating competition similar to TAMS Hottest FACES and the TCS Hot Dog Eating Competition. The event consisted of two qualifying rounds, a final round, and an exec round.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ballot Watermelon Eating Competition 2022
!Result
!Name
|-
|Champion
|[[Madhav Thamaran]]
|-
|Finalist
|[[Anantha Narayanan]]
|-
|Finalist
|[[William Flinchbaugh]]
|-
|Finalist
|[[Marco Ricci]] (RA)
|-
|Finalist
|[[Anish Goel]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ballot vs RO Showdown 2022
![[Ballot]]
!1 - 0
![[Research Organization]]
|-
|[[Emmanuel Roy]]
|
|[[Arianna Fa]]
|-
|[[Jayanth Pandit]]
|
|[[Shreya Amalapurapu]]
|-
|[[Brandy Xie]]
|
|[[Shreya Nair]]
|-
|[[Zachary Li]]
|
|[[Sophia Zhang]]
|}
[[File:Ballot 2019-2020 Philadelphia.jpg|alt=students pose for a picture while at Philadelphia competition|thumb|Students pose for a picture while at ILMUNC 2020.]]
[[File:Ballot 2019-2020 Philadelphia.jpg|alt=students pose for a picture while at Philadelphia competition|thumb|Students pose for a picture while at ILMUNC 2020.]]
===Central Texas MUN (CTMUN)===
===Central Texas MUN (CTMUN)===
==== Fall 2020 ====
==== Fall 2022 ====
TAMS attended CTMUN 2020 in-person at the University of Texas at Austin. The following TAMS students participated:
'''Winter War (Finland)'''
* [[Advay Vyas]] - Taavetti Laatikainen
'''Winter War (USSR)'''
* [[Sophie Law]] - Yasutoshi Nishimura
'''Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)'''
* [[Alan Samineedi]] - Sierra Leone
'''General Assembly Plenary'''
* [[Ethan Rebello]] - Bulgaria
'''World Economic Forum'''
* [[Anvita Agarwal]] - Zanny Minton Beddoes
* [[Aneesh Mazumder]] - Yasutoshi Nishimura
'''Rebuilding Japan, 1945'''
* [[Om Kulkarni]] - Keizo Shibusawa
'''The Bandung Conference'''
* [[Abigail Ngan]] - Momolu Dukuly
'''UNHRC DATA'''
* [[Jayanth Pandit]] - Vietnam
* [[Emmanuel Roy]] - New Zeland
====Fall 2020====
The University of Texas at Austin hosted CTMUN 2020 virtually through November 6-8, 2020. The following TAMS students participated:
The University of Texas at Austin hosted CTMUN 2020 virtually through November 6-8, 2020. The following TAMS students participated:
*[[Zhuoli Xie]] - France
*[[Zhuoli Xie]] - France
* [[Amita Manjunath]] - Greece
*[[Amita Manjunath]] - Greece
'''UNESCO'''
'''UNESCO'''
*[[Saatvik Sunkavalli]] - Argentina (Outstanding Delegate)
*[[Saatvik Sunkavalli]] - Argentina (Outstanding Delegate)
'''The Bangladesh Awami League'''
'''The Bangladesh Awami League'''
* [[Anay Gupta]] - Kazi Nurruzaman
*[[Anay Gupta]] - Kazi Nurruzaman
* [[Ted Kwee-Bintoro]] - William A. S. Ouderland (Outstanding Delegate)
*[[Ted Kwee-Bintoro]] - William A. S. Ouderland (Outstanding Delegate)
==== Summer 2020 ====
====Summer 2020====
For the first time in its history, the University of Texas at Austin hosted its first virtual conference on July 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following TAMS students participated:
For the first time in its history, the University of Texas at Austin hosted its first virtual conference on July 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following TAMS students participated:
'''General Assembly'''
'''General Assembly'''
* [[Andrew Abraham]] - Bangladesh
*[[Andrew Abraham]] - Bangladesh
* [[Joshua Joseph]] - Poland
*[[Joshua Joseph]] - Poland
* [[Sanjana Koratala]] - Republic of Korea
*[[Sanjana Koratala]] - Republic of Korea
* [[Stephanie You]] - Russia
*[[Stephanie You]] - Russia
* [[Patrick Du|Weikang (Patrick) Du]] - France
*[[Patrick Du|Weikang (Patrick) Du]] - France
* [[Yifan Guo]] - Canada
*[[Yifan Guo]] - Canada
* [[Zhuoli Xie]] - Mexico
*[[Zhuoli Xie]] - Mexico
'''Group of 20 (G20)'''
'''Group of 20 (G20)'''
* [[Sriya Sadhu]] - Moon Jae-in
*[[Sriya Sadhu]] - Moon Jae-in
'''2020 Papal Enclave'''
'''2020 Papal Enclave'''
*[[Yashvini Deva]] - Cardinal Angelo Scola
*[[Yashvini Deva]] - Cardinal Angelo Scola
DAMUN X occurred on October 14th, 2019. The following TAMS students participated:
DAMUN X occurred on October 14th, 2019. The following TAMS students participated:
===== Human Rights Council =====
=====Human Rights Council=====
*[[Braiden Aaronson]] - Poland, HRC
*[[Braiden Aaronson]] - Poland, HRC
*[[Saatvik Sunkavalli]] - (Outstanding Delegate)
*[[Saatvik Sunkavalli]] - (Outstanding Delegate)
===== World Health Organisation =====
===== World Health Organisation=====
*[[Daniel Li]] - WHO (Honorable Delegate)
*[[Daniel Li]] - WHO (Honorable Delegate)
*[[Abi Kumar]] - Nicaragua, WHO
*[[Abi Kumar]] - Nicaragua, WHO
===== Crisis =====
===== Crisis=====
*[[Gavin Bardwell]] - Andrew Card
*[[Gavin Bardwell]] - Andrew Card
===== Security Council =====
=====Security Council=====
*[[Aryan Agarwal]] - Poland, SC
*[[Aryan Agarwal]] - Poland, SC
===== Historical Security Council =====
=====Historical Security Council=====
* [[Tian Yuan]] - Poland, Historical SC
*[[Tian Yuan]] - Poland, Historical SC
===== Arab League =====
===== Arab League=====
*[[Moksh Nirvaan]] and [[Aarti Kotha]] - UAE
*[[Moksh Nirvaan]] and [[Aarti Kotha]] - UAE
*[[Apsara Mitra]] and [[Jalini Balasubramaniam]] - Sudan
*[[Apsara Mitra]] and [[Jalini Balasubramaniam]] - Sudan
===== General Assembly =====
=====General Assembly=====
*[[Evan Carlisle]] - Poland
*[[Evan Carlisle]] - Poland
*[[Abhijeet Bendapudi]] - UAE
*[[Abhijeet Bendapudi]] - UAE
*[[Yashvini Deva]] - Nicaragua
*[[Yashvini Deva]] - Nicaragua
==== 2018 ====
====2018====
DAMUN X occurred on November 10, 2018.
DAMUN X occurred on November 10, 2018.
===== WHO =====
=====WHO=====
* [[Ellie Rose Mattoon]] (Best Delegate)
*[[Ellie Rose Mattoon]] (Best Delegate)
* [[Isabella Raicu]] (Outstanding Delegate)
*[[Isabella Raicu]] (Outstanding Delegate)
===== ECOSOC =====
=====ECOSOC=====
* [[Shaurya Kumar]] (Best Delegate)
*[[Shaurya Kumar]] (Best Delegate)
=== Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) ===
===Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC)===
==== 2020 ====
==== 2020====
TAMS Ballot sent a delegation to ILMUNC 2020 from January 30th to February 2nd, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
TAMS Ballot sent a delegation to ILMUNC 2020 from January 30th to February 2nd, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
===North Texas High School Model Arab League (NTHSMAL)===
=== Junior State of America (JSA) ===
[[File:Ballot NTIMAL 2019.jpg|alt=Ballot NTIMAL 2019|thumb|A group photo after NTIMAL 2019.]]
==== Fall State 2022 ====
On November 19th-20th, 2022, a group of 18 TAMS students - 4 seniors and 14 juniors - attended Texas JSA Fall State in Houston, Texas. The group was the biggest TAMS team to compete by far, and won nine best speaker awards. The performance placed them in second place (46 points) on the state's leaderboard, behind San Marcos HS. Award winners included:
===== Debate Dash =====
* [[Donovan Zhang]] - Debate Dash
* [[Advay Vyas]] - 2x Debate Dash
* [[Mahith Ravulapati]] - 2x Debate Dash, Quizbowl Finals
* [[Shreyas Kotla]] - 2x Debate Dash
===== Gubernatorial Debate =====
* [[Tejas Rajagopal]] - Greg Abbott
===== Other =====
* [[Pranathi Beeram]] - Thought Talk
* [[Zachary Li]] - Quizbowl Finals
==== Spring State 2022 ====
A small group of juniors attended Texas JSA Spring State in Houston, Texas. [[Emmanuel Roy]] won four best speaker awards through the Debate Dash.
=== North Texas High School Model Arab League (NTHSMAL)===
==== 2022 ====
TAMS Ballot hosted NTHSMAL at New Tech HS @ Coppell in Fall 2022. [[File:Ballot NTIMAL 2019.jpg|alt=Ballot NTIMAL 2019|thumb|A group photo after NTIMAL 2019.]]
==== 2019? ====
==== 2019?====
===Citizen Bee===
===Citizen Bee===
==Committees==
==Committees ==
[[File:Ballot Buzz Volume 1 Cover Page.jpg|thumb|The cover page of volume 1 of the Ballot Buzz, published on April 19, 2020.]]
[[File:Ballot Buzz Volume 1 Cover Page.jpg|thumb|The cover page of volume 1 of the Ballot Buzz, published on April 19, 2020.]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
! Years
!Years
|-
|[[Sua Cho]]
| rowspan="2" |2023-2024
|-
|-
| [[Samhita Anipindi]]
|[[Prady Kandi]]
|-
|[[Samhita Anipindi]]
| rowspan="2" |2022-2023
| rowspan="2" |2022-2023
|-
|-
|}
|}
===Mock Trial ===
=== Law and Ethics (formerly Mock Trial)===
Mock Trial is a committee under Ballot that hopes to simulate real trials and courtroom situations. Member have the opportunity to travel to Mock Trial competitions and compete against other schools.
Law and Ethics (formerly Mock Trial) is a committee under Ballot that hopes to simulate real trials and courtroom situations. Member have the opportunity to travel to Mock Trial competitions and compete against other schools.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
!Years
!Years
|-
|[[Alexander Tandon]]
| rowspan="2" |2023-2024
|-
|[[Amy Zhou]]
|-
|-
|[[Lavanya Katta]]
|[[Lavanya Katta]]
!Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
!Years
!Years
|-
|[[Ethan Rebello]]
| rowspan="3" |2023-2024
|-
|[[Alan Samineedi]]
|-
|[[Kapil Panda]]
|-
|-
|[[Aneesh Mazumder]]
|[[Aneesh Mazumder]]
|}
|}
=== Junior States of America (JSA)===
===Junior State of America (JSA)===
JSA is an organization committed to fighting apathy and encouraging civil discourse among high schoolers, and the Ballot committee serves as the TAMS chapter. Over the course of the year, members will participate in engaging debates, eye-opening thought talks, and fun overnight state/national conventions!
JSA is an organization committed to fighting apathy and encouraging civil discourse among high schoolers, and the Ballot committee serves as the TAMS chapter. Over the course of the year, members will participate in engaging debates, eye-opening thought talks, and fun overnight state/national conventions!
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
!Years
!Years
|-
|[[Zadie Guo]]
| rowspan="3" |2023-2024
|-
|[[Rohit Devulapally]]
|-
|[[Shreyas Kotla]]
|-
|-
|[[Ananya Mukund]]
|[[Ananya Mukund]]
| rowspan="4" |2022-2023
| rowspan="4" |2022-2023
|-
|-
|[[Brandy Xie]] (still is chapter president-for-life)
|[[Brandy Xie]]
|-
|-
|[[Dhiraj Bijinepally]]
|[[Dhiraj Bijinepally]]
|[[Brandy Xie]]
|[[Brandy Xie]]
| rowspan="2" | 2021-2022
| rowspan="2" |2021-2022
|-
|-
|[[Ted Kwee-Bintoro]]
|[[Ted Kwee-Bintoro]]
Shout! is a Ballot committee dedicated to fostering political activism and participation in civic duties at TAMS. This committee aids students who wish to exercise their political rights by registering them to vote and providing transportation to the polls during national and state-wide elections. We will also be covering debates and news during elections through watch parties and this page. Shout! was absorbed into Ballot starting with the 2022-2023 academic school year.
Shout! is a Ballot committee dedicated to fostering political activism and participation in civic duties at TAMS. This committee aids students who wish to exercise their political rights by registering them to vote and providing transportation to the polls during national and state-wide elections. We will also be covering debates and news during elections through watch parties and this page. Shout! was absorbed into Ballot starting with the 2022-2023 academic school year.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
!Years
!Years
|-
|-
!Committee Heads
!Committee Heads
!Years
!Years
|-
|[[Pranathi Beeram]]
| rowspan="3" |2023-2024
|-
|[[Rishabh Mallidi]]
|-
|[[Claire Xu]]
|-
|-
|[[Arham Kundi]]
|[[Arham Kundi]]
| rowspan="3" |2022-2023
| rowspan="3" | 2022-2023
|-
|-
|[[Catherine Wang]]
|[[Catherine Wang]]
==Execs==
==Execs==
===2024-2025===
President: [[Adithi Kadle]]
Vice President: [[Srinjoy Ghose]]
Director of Events: [[Archith Sharma]]
Director of Logistics: [[Tracy chen|Tracy Chen]]
Director of Outreach: [[Hunter Hoinkes]]
===2023-2024===
President: [[Advay Vyas]]
Vice President: [[Tejas Rajagopal]]
Director of Events: [[Akhil Krishnamurthy]]
Director of Logistics: [[Abigail Ngan]]
Director of Outreach: [[Sophie Law]]
===2022-2023===
===2022-2023===