ATTN CS: Why is DoN open without a vote?

Both progression servers were surprised Monday night when instead of our polls opening, Dragons of Norrath features started appearing culminating in the barrier drop server wide message sometime Monday evening. It appears the expansion is fully available on both servers and remains in place as of Tuesday afternoon.

Why did we not get a vote for this expansion?

Will future expansions also be unlocked without a vote?

An explanation is warranted. Thank You.

Liren Lockheart
Founder League of Grand Adventurers
Vulak'Aerr

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Fippy has DoN features without vote?