[Bordermarch] Polling

[Seneschal of Bordermarch]

As announced at Roundtable, their Excellencies Melia and Lessandra will be
stepping down at War of the Rams. I would like to thank them for their
tireless service to the barony!

The final opinion form and candidate letters has been created for the
successors. Please find the attached. Please keep the following in mind
when thinking of the polling:

Candidate Discussion:
Candidate discussion on email lists and social media should avoided. If you
have questions for the baronial candidates, contact them directly, not on a
list. There will be candidate speeches given at populace on 9/27/2018. Only
the speeches will be given; specific questions / dialogue for candidates
can be conducted on an individual basis after the meeting is concluded.

Where to send commentary:
The opinion poll form does not include space for written commentary, so any
commentary about the baronial candidates should be emailed directly to the
Crown at crown at ansteorra.org and to the Heirs at coronet at ansteorra.org. Do
not send commentary to the Kingdom or Regional Seneschal.

Who can fill out an opinion poll form?
Everyone: member and non-members, residents and non-residents. If you are a
member, bring proof of membership with you to the polling.

Absentee Polling Forms:
The Kingdom Seneschal will establish the procedures for absentee polling.
Typically, this will entail the person wishing to poll emailing the Kingdom
Seneschal for a ballot and returning the completed ballot to the Kingdom
Seneschal by email prior to the deadline established. This deadline is
11/1/2018. This is so all may have the opportunity to participate in the
polling. Polling multiple times is not permitted.

Results of the polling:
The results of the baronial polling will not be made public. This is the
norm for opinion polls conducted in Ansteorra. The results of the polling
will be known only by the Kingdom Seneschal, the Crown, and the Coronet.
The results will not be shared with anyone else: not the candidates, not
the current local Landed Nobility, not the populace: no one.

Please understand that the poll is a measure of your opinions, not a
democratic vote. The Crown alone makes the decision, in consultation with
their Heirs.

Polling Clarifications:
Baronial pollings are not a democratic vote and do not necessarily
determine who will be chosen for a position. Rather, pollings provide a way
for the Crown to hear and consider the opinions of the populace on the
matter of Baronial succession. The Crown considers many factors when
choosing new Landed Nobility, including the results of the polling.

If anyone has any questions, they may contact the Southern Regional
Seneschal, Miles Ridley, at southern at seneschal.ansteorra.org .

This information will also be pushed to the baronial website, newsletter,
and mailing list.