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Hello! We have some proposed changes to policy that I'd like you to comment on. <BR>
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You can access a pdf of the policy changes from the website: <A href="http://www.debatablelands.org">www.debatablelands.org</A>. Anything in blue or red is a change. There is one extra addition (see below) not appearing in the pdf at this time. If you'd like me to send you a Word document that you can Mark-Up (encouraged), please let me know, and I'll email it to you. Comments are due by Noon April 7th, before Officers' Meeting.<BR>
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There are several minor changes, plus the addition of an event fee refund policy, and changes to Baronial election policy (primarily how ballots are tallied, and other changes). <BR>
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<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Please send me your comments at <A href="mailto:seneschal@debatablelands.org">seneschal@debatablelands.org</A>. Let me know if you have questions about anything, including the change to election policy. Also, we had a suggestion that our current "ranking" system of voting should be changed to a straight popular vote (i.e.: you vote for your one favorite candidate, and that's it.) We have not done that in the proposed changes, but I would be interested in hearing opinions on that.</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">~Hilda</SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Seneschale, BMDL</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> The pdf document on the website is missing this section, to be added at the end of the Tallying the Votes section on Baronial Election Policy:<BR>
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"V.F.4.c.vi: General Summary of Tallying. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">T</SPAN>he voters rank candidates from most favorite to least favorite.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> T</SPAN>ake the ballots and you make a pile for each candidate, based on just the first-place votes (ignoring all the other rankings on the ballots).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> Then eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes and re-distribute those ballots to the other piles, using the second-place votes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> K</SPAN>eep eliminating the candidate with the fewest votes until you have one candidate left. This is a summary only; actual tallying process will follow steps i - v.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> "</SPAN><BR></SPAN> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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