[MR] On the proposed changes to the manner of selecting polling order principals...

[Michael Houghton]

Howdy!

His Majesty proposes to change kingdom law as it pertains to the selection of
principals of polling orders. The proposed change (before and after) as I have
seen it is:

Current Law
8.3.10.1 The Principal shall be chosen, by election, from within the
order. The Crown shall conduct this election every two years, when the
members of the order petition the Crown for an election, or when the
Principal resigns from office. Election responses will be sent by
order members directly to the Crown and shall not be collected locally
in any fashion, nor shall they be forwarded to the Crown via any third
party.

8.3.10.1.1 Each Principal shall continue in his/her capacity for a
period of no longer than four years.

Proposed New Law
8.3.10.1 The Principal shall be chosen, by the Crown, from within the
order. The Principal serves at the pleasure of the Crown. The Crown
shall conduct a polling every two years, or when the Principal resigns
from office. Polling responses will be sent by order members directly
to the Crown and shall not be collected locally in any fashion, nor
shall they be forwarded to the Crown via any third party.


Personally, I object to this change, and have been in conversation with
His Majesty about this. I'll not bore y'all with the details. However, he seems
to believe that there is only a handful of people who object.

If you are one of those people, please write to their majesties and their
highnesses about this. Be polite. Be civil. But write. If you can, do show up
at Curia to be heard.

yours,
Herveus

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