<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">I am the Central Regional Seneschal, and I am
in charge of the polling and polling schedule for Their Excellencies' upcoming
step down/step up. I will also be contacting your local seneschal regarding the
meeting date, and I am aware that you are not in charge of that. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The proposed schedule, approved by Their
Majesties, is below. What I need from you is to let me know what I can do
to facilitate getting the announcements into your newsletter. Is it too late
for you to put the due date for letters of intent and announcement into the
June newsletter? It's taken a bit of time to settle out the schedule to this
extent with Their Majesties, or I'd have got this to you sooner. Thank you for
your help. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Yours In Service,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Lady Esmeralda Malaspina</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Central Regional Seneschal</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Kingdom of Ansteorra</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">5/31 (tonight) Announcement in Elfsea
Facebook </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">group calling for
candidates to submit Letters of Intent and explaining the schedule and process,
including deadlines and meeting dates. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">6/8 Informal populace meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">, which I hope we can hold on Zoom to get more
participation from the Elfsea populace, to discuss the polling process and
encourage candidates to submit Letters of Intent. This can also be combined, to
some extent, with the Announcement on 5/31, but the Seneschal's Handbook said
there should be a meeting.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">6/25: Due date for Letters of Intent/Deadline
to Declare Candidacy.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> This would need
to be announced ASAP, and I will also need to coordinate with the Elfsea
Chronicler to make sure that the announcement goes into their newsletter with
this due date. Again, this is part of getting the announcement on Facebook
ASAP, because there is not time to have it in the newsletter for a full 30
days.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">6/30:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> <b>Final opinion poll form published in Elfsea newsletter</b>,
Facebook Group, and on Elfsea web site. Letters of Intent posted to Newsletter.
(Assumes that newsletter needs the forms/letters before 7/1.)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">7/6 Moderated Streamed Discussion with
candidates, with questions due by 7/4.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">7/17 Polling Day </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">(Requires Elfsea being willing to move their
meeting up by a week)</span></p>

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