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Lincoln-Douglas 2023 September/October

Paras Kumar | Oct 03, 2023
1 min read

Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.

A total of 613 coaches and 1,998 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 39% of the coach vote and 38% of the student vote.

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