[Re: ES - Stepping Down]

[Carolyn Smith Pennington]

--- SAM MILLIGAN <sam_milligan at usa.net> wrote:
> May I suggest that we put into place an
> official method for those unable to
> attend Moot to express their opinion to Their
> Majesties?  During other polling
> instances, we have used a secret ballot to
> inform Their Majesties of overall
> populace opinion.  When people have been unable
> to attend the actual
> balloting, we have allowed them to write their
> choice on a 3x5 card, seal it
> in an envelope, and seal the first envelope
> inside a second envelope.  The
> person's name was written on the outside of the
> second envelope for the
> purpose of checking their name against a
> polling list.  After it was checked
> off, the outer envelope was discarded, and the
> inner retained for the overall
> secret ballot of the populace.  This kept
> everyone's ballot their own
> business.  This also satisfies the "in writing"
> requirement that Mableth is
> concerned about.  


This method worked out very well the last time.


>As far as notifying the
> populace in writing, this mailing
> list is certainly a means of conveying
> information to the populace in writing,
> and is probably read by many more of the
> populace than subscribe to the Scroll
> or are actually paid members so that they even
> receive a Black Star.  

I must speak out here for the email un-enabled:

It is a very frustrating thing to discover that
"everyone" knows things that you are totally
unaware of, and needed to know. Your assertions
may well be true, but we take too much for
granted and assume that everyone is on this list,
lurking somewhere. *Please*, do your best, all of
you, to find out who is not and keep them abreast
of any new developments. This is much too
important to leave to chance.
With all
> of the methods so far discussed (email, post
> card mailings, notices at fighter
> practice, etc.), I have to believe that an
> honest effort is being made to
> inform everyone about what is going on.

I do not believe anyone is being deliberately
excluded. I am more concerned that it may be done
inadverdently.
> 
> None of this means that the Crown should not
> receive individual opinions on
> the worthiness of one candidate or another, but
> this is generally done via
> mail or in person, and although the time period
> for selection may be somewhat
> foreshortened, I think anyone who feels the
> need to communicate their concerns
> to Their Majesties will be able to do so. 
> Perhaps we should ask TRMs if,
> given the circumstances, they will accept
> missives concerning the selection of
> the new Baron/Baroness via email.


> 
> Just my two shillings worth.
> 
> Padraig

I feel that this will go very smoothly. Last time
it dragged on much too long. It was physically,
emotionally, and morally draining. It affected
the entire Barony and all the candidates
adversely. I do not want that to happen again.

My two pence...not worth shillings! :)

Mara


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Barony of Elfsea,Kingdom of Ansteorra
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