[Loch-soilleir] Polling for Loch B&B Tomorrow!

[Steelquist, John F]

Greetings,

The poll to provide your opinion to Their Royal Majesties Owen and Genevria will take place at populace tommorrow night, February 16, at the Clear Lake Park Civic Center (5002 NASA Road 1, Seabrook, TX 77586).  http://loch-soilleir.ansteorra.org/  If you are a paid member, don't forget your card!

Ulsted, Deputy ER Coastal Seneschal


>From the Regional Seneschal:
Greetings to the Loch Soilleir Populace and all interested parties:

Polling for Loch Soilleir Baron and Baroness will be held on February 16, 2010 at the Loch Soilleir Populace meeting. Candidates have stated their intent to seek this office in letter form to Their Royal Majesties Ansteorra and at the January 2010 Loch Soilleir populace meeting. A sample Loch Soilleir Opinion Poll form is attached below.

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.

Candidate discussion
Try to avoid candidate discussion on email lists. If you have questions for the baronial candidates, contact them directly by email, not on a list, or talk to them in person.

Candidate meetings
If baronial candidates have an overwhelming reason not to be available to meet with the Crown and Heirs at the designated event, they must make an effort to meet with the Crown in another venue upon the approval of the Crown.

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 your membership card with you to the polling on February 16, 2010.

Mail-in opinion poll forms
Mail-in opinion poll forms will be accepted only if they are filled out completely, signed, and accompanied by a letter explaining the dire and pressing issue that prevented the author from attending the physical polling on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Mail-in opinion poll forms should be mailed directly to the Kingdom Seneschal at the address listed in the front cover of the Black Star.

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. If anyone hints that they know the numbers, they are not from this plane of existence.

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. If anyone has any questions, contact me directly at coastal at seneschal.ansteorra.org<mailto:coastal at seneschal.ansteorra.org> or 713-816-6387.

Thank you,
HL Cristyana Lambrecht
Coastal Region Seneschal

SAMPLE POLLING FORM

Opinion Polling: Loch Soilleir

Results of this opinion poll will be shared only with the Kingdom Seneschal, the Crown, and the Coronet. The results of this baronial opinion poll will not be made public. This is the norm for opinion polls conducted in Ansteorra. Please understand that this poll is a measure of your opinions, not a "vote." The Crown alone makes the decision, in consultation with their Heirs.

The following candidates have declared their intent to run for the position of landed nobility of the Barony of Loch Soilleir. Please rank each couple or candidate in order with 1 being your first choice. Remember that the final decision rests with Their Majesties.


Candidates                                             Rate (with 1 being your FIRST choice)

Don Caelan MacRob and Mistress Rhiannon verch Bryan


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