"I can't help but wonder if Legume had not been one of the contenders whether this issue would have been raised to this level, or if it would have been raised at all!" And I can't help but wonder, if Legume had not been one of the contenders, whether the vote would've been yanked in the first place. You're laboring under the misapprehension that Legume or I created the issue here--in fact the issue is management's inability to run a fair and honest contest.