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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>We have already had our first question: (paraphrasing) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>Q: How do I know if the person mailing the poles has my current address?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>A: </span><span style='color:#44546A'>The addresses are requested directly from SCA Corporate. So as long as your membership has your current address, you should be set.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>-Finn</span><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Barony [mailto:barony-bounces@cynnabar.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cynnabar Seneschal<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 2, 2014 10:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Barony of Cynnabar'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cynnabar] Choosing our next Baron and Baroness: What to Expect<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Greetings to the populace of this fine Barony of Cynnabar!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As our fine Baron and Baroness, Tairdelbach and Hannah announced in court at the wonderful Terpsichore event, They are planning on stepping down, and therefore we need to begin the process of finding Their successors. I am tasked to that end and will do everything I can to make the entire process smooth and transparent to all. If there are any questions at all as we move along over the upcoming months, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Today, I want to give everyone a brief outline of what to expect coming up and some rough timing on when things will happen. Please keep in mind, times may change some, but in general, here is how things will go:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>First: Informal discussions – For those that may be interested in being the next Baron and/or Baroness, Tairdelbach and Hannah are planning on making themselves available to those interested candidates to talk with them directly about the position. I will let Their Excellencies fill in the details on those discussions. If anyone wants to talk with the seneschal as well, I will be making myself available. Please note, these are not the ‘populace Q&A’ sessions, those come later. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Second: Letters of Intent – The seneschal (me) is required to make an official announcement to the barony that Letters of Intent will be accepted during a 30 day period. The window for sending in any Letters of Intent will be around the month of June. Full details of what is required in the Letters will be sent out later with the official announcement (this is NOT the official announcement). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Third: Internal Discussions with Candidates – Cynnabar in the past has made efforts to have any candidates available for questions by the populace. I plan on continuing this and will look to schedule a set of question and answer sessions for everyone. As I know not everyone can make meetings or practices due to schedules, I will try to have these Q&A sessions at different times so as many people as possible have a chance to ask questions directly to the candidates. If you cannot make any of the scheduled Q&A sessions, you can always send any questions to me to ask the candidates in your stead. Please look for these discussions to be scheduled once we have the official list of candidates. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fourth: Pale Polling Notification – An official Pale notification that the Barony will be conducting a poll must be made. The seneschal (me) must send in the announcement to the Pale editor for submission/publication. We are targeting the August Pale for this announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fifth: Polls Mailed Out (and returned) – Once the official Pale notification is published, the Baronial polling letters may be mailed out (by the Group Transitions Deputy). </span><span style='color:#44546A'>People will have 3 weeks to fill in </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>and mail the letters back in (to the Group Transitions Deputy) if they want their voice heard by the Crown. Polls will only be mailed to paid members that reside within the official zip codes of the Barony. Please note, the publishing of the paid-member/zip code list happens only once per month. With the timing required for getting everything done and poles created and ready for sending, if you are not a current paid member of the SCA, <b>get your membership quickly to ensure you will be including in the polling</b>. But fear not if you miss it or don’t reside within the official zip-code list, people are still able to fill out a ‘non-member poll’ (available on the Kingdom web-site) and send it in. These will be taken into consideration as well by the Crown when they make their decision on the next Baron and/or Baroness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sixth: We Wait – At this point, once all polls have been mailed in by the allotted timeframe, the rest of the process is handled by Kingdom with the Transitions of Groups Deputy compiling the polls and providing them to the Crown. The Crown will then make their choice of the next Baron and/or Baroness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Last: Transition – Their Excellencies Tairdelbach and Hannah are currently targeting Grand Day of Tournament as when they will step down and when we will invest the our new Baron and/or Baroness of the Crown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>That’s the process and rough timing on things. So we have a little time before anyone must officially submit themselves as a candidate. And a bit more time before the official polling takes place. So if there is any questions about any of this process, please feel free to ask me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Look for more information upcoming soon. I know Their Excellencies will want to start holding talks with interested parties soon. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In Service,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Finn Finnegan O’Flynn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Seneschal, Barony of Cynnabar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>