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Mayoral elections at Michel Delving
We know that the Mayor of the Shire was elected every 7 years at Michel Delving. But we also know that many Shirefolk didn't travel much out of their own immediate locality. For example, if a hobbit lived in Stock, Rushey or Sarn Ford, these were considerable distances from Michel Delving. And surely it would have been impossible for every hobbit of voting age to travel to Michel Delving anyway?
So did the Shire have a postal voting system? Or was the Mayor a job concentrating on the West Farthing, with the Thain having authority in the middle of the Shire and the Master of Buckland controlling the east? Last edited by The Mouth of Sauron; 11-04-2014 at 06:33 PM. |
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I think it was mentioned that the Mayor was elected at the Free Fair, so I would imagine that it would be the attendees who would cast their votes.
As Tar-Jêx said, Mayor was largely a ceremonial position anyway, so I don't think their was much concern among hobbits who didn't make it to the Fair.
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