<font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2">Greetings to the Barony of Elfsea and the Canton of Dragonsfire Tor from Countess Margaret ny Connor, your (rather tardy) Central Region Seneschal.<br clear="all">
<br>My apologies for the timing of this message - unfortunately, the modern world has absorbed my entire attention for the last few weeks, and the following announcement, which should have been made over a week ago, is only just now making its way to you. The good gentles who have hopes to become the next Baron and Baroness of Elfsea tendered their letters of intent to Their Royal Highnesses before the submission deadline of September 9th. There are two couples who will be the subjects of a polling to be held at the OCTOBER Elfsea Moot. The polling was supposed to have been held this month, but the populace of Elfsea and Dragonsfire Tor need time to consider the candidates, approach them with questions and decide who they believe should be the next Baron and Baroness. Since I'm only just now getting this announcement out to you all, I have rescheduled the polling for next month.<br>
<br>So, the candidates for the office are (in alphabetical order by the Gentleman's name):</font>
<font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2"><br><br>1. Centurion Alejandro Ramirez Mendoza and the Honorable Lady Amalia Zavattini<br>2.
The Honorable Lord Cathal Finn O'Brian and Lady Genevieve de Lironcourt<br><br></font>
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<p style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>As I mentioned above, the polling will be held at Elfsea's OCTOBER Moot. The Central Region Seneschal (me) or my deputy will be there to
conduct the polling. <u>You must be there in person to take the Opinion Poll</u>. If there
is an overwhelmingly compelling reason you cannot make it to the Opinion
Polling, contact the Kingdom Seneschal beforehand. The rest of the schedule for selection of the next Baron and Baroness is as follows:</span></font></p><font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2"> </font>
<p style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span>Thursday,
10/28/10:</span></b><span> All email with commentary about the
Baronial
candidates is due to the Coronet, TRH Ulstead and Ebergardis. Write to Their Highnesses - make your thoughts and opinions known to Them!</span></font></p>
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<font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2"><b><span></span></b></font><p style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span>Saturday,
11/05/10:</span></b><span> Baronial candidates will meet one-on-one with the
Crown in the evening at Coronation. </span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></p><font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2"><b><span>Saturday, 11/13/10:</span></b> The Crown announces Their final decision. The time lag is to allow Them enough
time to read each and every one of the opinion poll forms and commentary
emails. <br><br></font>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Please remember, 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, only one of which is the results
of the polling.</span><br style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"></font>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">The results of the Baronial
polling will <b>NOT</b> be made public.
This is the norm for opinion polls conducted in Ansteorra. The results of the
polling will be known only by the Regional Seneschal, the Kingdom Seneschal and
the Crown and Coronet. The results will not be shared with anyone else: not the
candidates, not the current local landed nobility, not the populace, no one.</span><br style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"></font>
<font style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" size="2">-- <br>Maggie<br><br>Countess Margaret ny Connor<br>Central Regional Seneschal<br>Kingdom of Ansteorra</font>
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