Following are the final results for the 2001-2002 national high school debate topic balloting. Ballots were sent to states, the District of Columbia, the National Forensic League and the National Catholic Forensic League last August. After a period of discussion of the two topic areas, states conducted balloting in December and January. Results were sent to NFHS headquarters by January 8, 2001.

Weapons of Mass Destruction was chosen with 19 of the 35 votes cast for the topic. Following is a breakdown of how the states voted, as well as NCFL and NFL.

Weapons of Mass Destruction			World Hunger
Arizona	Arkansas	Colorado	Alabama	Alaska	California
Hawaii	Indiana	Iowa	Georgia	Illinois	Idaho
Maryland	Mississippi	NCFL	Kansas	Michigan	Missouri
NFL	Nebraska	New Jersey	Montana	N Dakota	Oregon
New York	Ohio	Oklahoma	S Dakota	Virginia	Washington
Pennsylvania	Texas	Utah	Wisconsin
W Virginia

Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish a foreign policy significantly limiting the use of weapons of mass destruction.

In late spring, a list of free and low cost materials for the new topic will be posted on the NFHS Web site. The original topic report is also available at www.nfhs.org.

The 2001 Topic Selection Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon, August 3-5. Specific information regarding lodging, travel arrangements and daily schedules will be sent to your office at a later date.