[Namron] Baronial Selection Specifics - Candidacy and Letters

[Northern Seneschal]

Unto the Populace of the Barony of Namron, Greetings Again!

This third missive to your email list will cover candidacy
requirements and specifics about the letters candidates will be
required to write.

Each of the emails I submit about the baronial selection process has
my permission for your chronicler and web minister to reprint in your
newsletter or post online on a page of your web site.

Candidacy requirements:
1)	You need to live in the barony or a canton.  I’m still verifying if
adjacent zip codes are allowed an exception.  If you are unsure if
your zip code qualifies you to be a candidate, let me know and I’ll
verify for you.
2)	You need to be a paid member of the SCA.  If your membership
lapses, you cannot continue to be the Baron or Baroness.
3)	You can apply as a single individual or two people can apply as a
couple.  The couple do not need to be married to each other.  One
person could reside in the barony and the other in the canton.  If
applying as a couple, submit joint letters as described below; not one
letter per person.  If applying as a couple, one male and one female
are required.
4)	You need to understand what is involved in the role.  Read Kingdom
Law and Corpora concerning the roles of landed Barons and Baronesses.
Also, consider visiting with the current or former landed nobility for
specifics that are not written down.
5)	You need to submit a letter to Their Majesties (do not copy me or
the Kingdom Seneschal) requesting consideration as the next landed
nobility for Namron.  Letters are due to Their Majesties by December
3.  Specifics on the letter follow.  Letters may be postal mailed to
the address listed for the Crown in the Black Star or may be emailed
to Crown at ansteorra.org.  While membership cards and photo ID would be
scanned in the case of an email, if you do email your letter then
please note the following.  Attach a copy of your letter as a Word doc
or text document or, if you scan your letter with signatures, copy the
text into the email itself to assist Her Majesty with reading the
text.
6)	You need to submit a letter to your baronial chronicler before
Christmas that will be published in the January issue of the
newsletter.  This letter should introduce you (or both of you) to the
populace and explain your vision of what you will bring the barony in
this role and where you see the barony going.  Solid plans on how to
get there are probably a positive thing.
7)	You must participate in an interview with Their Majesties.  Date
and place to be scheduled.
8)	You should conduct yourself during the candidacy period in the same
manner that you would conduct yourself for a professional job
interview.
9)	The populace will be polled concerning their opinions on all
candidates.  (Polling specifics will come in a later email.)
10)	If selected, you must swear fealty to the Crown for the lands you
will hold in Fief.

Letters.

Your letter of candidacy to the Crown must include a photocopy of a
current membership card and a photocopy of some photo ID (such as
driver’s license).  The letter should clearly state that you are
requesting consideration to be the next Baron/ess of Namron.  It
should also include any experience you have, within the Society or
outside the Society, which contribute to your qualifications to hold
this position.  You should explain any needs you see in the barony
today and how you would address those.  You should explain where you
see the barony going if you are selected and what you will do to help
it reach that vision.

Additionally, Their Majesties have provided a set of questions that
they want any candidates to answer in their letter to the Crown.
Those questions (which may cover some of the points above) are:

1)	Where do you see the Barony in 5 years?
2)	What is your mission statement for your time as Baron and Baroness?
3)	What five things will you do to promote your vision?
4)	What five things will you do to promote unity within the Barony?
5)	If you do not become Baron or Baroness how will you support the
candidates that are chosen?

You must also submit a letter to your baronial chronicler before
Christmas.  Check with your chronicler for exact deadline.  That
letter will be published in the January issue of the baronial
newsletter.  The purpose of that letter is to introduce yourself
(yourselves) to the populace of the barony and canton.  It should
introduce who you are, your experience (inside or outside of the
Society) which may qualify you to be the next Baron/ess.  It should
touch on many of the themes you present to Their Majesties in the
other letter.

You could write one letter to the Crown and the populace which serves
both purposes.  That is not required.  You may find targeting your
audience with each letter to be a better writing option.

Seigneur Etienne
Northern Regional Seneschal