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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings one and all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we have wrapped up our 3 Q&A sessions for the candidates for our next Baron and Baroness, I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone the next steps in this process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, a HUGE THANK YOU!!!! to everyone that came out to the Q&A sessions to ask questions and listen to Sir Ranthulfr/Mistress Arina and HL Ermenrich/HL Kasha. This is a voluntary organization and it is the people of this Barony that make it great. Taking time to come to the Q&A shows that we care and people can form a more informed opinion when filling out there polls for the Crown. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Second, another HUGE THANK YOU!!!! to Sir Ranthulfr/Mistress Arina and HL Ermenrich/HL Kasha for offering themselves for this demanding role within our group and putting themselves thru nearly 6 hours of questioning. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The next steps:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Announcement in the Pale: Has been completed! This is a requirement of the process and the announcement that we are polling for our next Baron and Baroness is in the August Pale. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Polls mailed out: This will be done by the MK Deputy for Group Transitions at the beginning of August. Polls will be mailed to all paid members that reside within the current zip-code listing for Cynnabar. There were 100 people on the list when it was pulled from corporate. If you do not get a mailed poll, do not fret! Non-resident/member polls will be available on the MK website for download to be filled out and sent in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Polls returned: We will have 30 days to fill in and return the polls. Polls will be returned to the MK Deputy for Group Transitions (not your seneschal).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Returned polls will be compiled by the MK Deputy for Group Transitions and sent to the Crown for their review and final decision.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>We wait.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note, there is no set procedure on how the Crown will announce who will become the next Baron and Baroness. So it will be up to the Crown to let us know at their pleasure. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So at this point, we wait for the polls, fill them out and return them and wait. The rest of the process is out of our hands.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If there is any more questions about this process or anything, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In service, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Finn Finnegan O’Flynn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seneschal, Barony of Cynnabar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>