{"id":6000,"date":"2025-09-17T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/?p=6000"},"modified":"2025-11-01T22:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T06:07:55","slug":"update-baronial-polling-timeline-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/2025\/09\/17\/update-baronial-polling-timeline-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Baronial Polling Nov 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Montengarde-Coronet-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has come to pass that Their Excellencies of Montengarde, Baron Refr and Baroness Adis, will step down at 12th Night 2026. Thus the call has been put out for successors to be found!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What&#8217;s that going to look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deadline to submit your intent to the Crown \u2013 was Sept 9 (Tavern)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/2025\/09\/13\/baronial-candidate-qa-and-meet-and-greet\/\">Meet &amp; Greet the Candidates \u2013 Sept 18th<\/a> (Fight Practice) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kX6fzMGy4Iw?si=dM5eSoNQsjWYzebp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube video of session<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/2025\/08\/27\/samhain-2025\/\">Polling \u2013 Nov 1 (Samhain)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online Polling \u2013 Closes Nov 1, link to be posted at www.montengarde.org one week in advance. Online polling is now closed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Royal Announcement of Successors \u2013 TBD (Most likely Nov Coronation November 8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step Up \u2013 Montengarde 12th Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>So this is a vote?<\/em><br>Nope! A polling is intended to assess the support each candidate has from the populace of the Barony. Based upon those comments, other considerations, and a variety of factors, the final decision is solely the decision of the Crown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>What if I can&#8217;t make it out to meet the candidates? Is there another way to contact them?<\/em><br>Emails will be set up for the candidates soon after the submissions deadline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>I don&#8217;t live in Montengarde but I have strong feelings about the polling. Can I still be heard?<\/em><br>As per the Kingdom of Avacal Baronial POolling Process (2017), polling forms will be made available to:<br>&#8211; Paid SCA members residing within the Barony&#8217;s postal code range<br>&#8211; Baronial officers<br>&#8211; Baronial Sergeantry (Sergeants, Yeoman, Gallants, Courtiers, Wardens) who are SCA members<br>&#8211; Other input may be submitted in writing via email, postal mail, or in person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Who gets to see these polling forms?<\/em><br>Only the Crown and Their immediate Heirs. Two persons from outside the Barony will represent the Crown and the Seneschalate will be at Samhain to oversee the collection of the polling forms there but their responsibility is just the collection and bundling it up for the Crown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Where can I find the documents?<\/em><br>There is a directory in our documents section: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/mdocuments-library\/wp-document-library\/?dir=6040\">Baronial Polling Nov 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Those who have sent their intentions to the Crown<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-768x1332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-885x1536.jpg 885w, https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heraldry.avacal.org\/op\/index.php?who=8968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HL Sigfus Thorwulfsson <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/heraldry.avacal.org\/op\/index.php?who=8966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HL Freydis Birthesdottir<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-and-Freydis-LOI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter of Intent<\/a> to their Majesties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sigfuss-Thorulfsson-SCA-Resume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sigfus SCA resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freydis-SCA-resume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freydis SCA resume<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kX6fzMGy4Iw?si=dM5eSoNQsjWYzebp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube video of Q&amp;A session<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BARONIAL-POLLING-QA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transcript of Q&amp;A session<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact <a href=\"mailto:candidates@montengarde.org\">candidates@montengarde.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Announcement of Step Down and Polling &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/2025\/07\/17\/step-down-announcement\/\">https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/2025\/07\/17\/step-down-announcement\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has come to pass that Their Excellencies of Montengarde, Baron Refr and Baroness Adis, will step down at 12th Night 2026. Thus the call has been put out for successors to be found! What&#8217;s that going to look like? Frequently Asked Questions Those who have sent their intentions to the Crown. Original Announcement of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6000"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6086,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6000\/revisions\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montengarde.org\/Welcome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}