Founders Club Voting

I'm trying to figure a way to make sure only Forum Club members vote, especially if we have new members coming in. I'm considering Locking the Founder's Club Forum and Founders Club Voting Forum and making EVERYONE in the Founder's Club moderators of these two forums.

The problem with that is I haven't ever figured a way of getting an "N" symbol for a new post on a locked forum. I would basically have to CALL the Club in a public forum and announce every time there is a vote. Or I would have to rely on everyone in the Club checking the Founders Club forum regularly without specific notice. Let me think about it. Let me know if someone has another suggestion.

Locking the thread doesn't work. If I lock the thread, I lock the poll. I can't even vote as adminstrator. The only other suggestion I have is to post that you voted after you cast your vote. You do not have to disclose HOW you voted unless we end up with an extra vote.

Again, unless someone has a better idea.

If any of you Founder's Club members haven't voted yet, go ahead and do so. We have only 3 or 4 votes on some of these issues, but many more have visited the site today.