Polls are used for official fact finding to better help the team get an understanding of where the player base lies on issues, and as such, only official team members are allowed to start them.
This topic is not up for debate. If the admins decide to change this policy, an announcement will be made.
As always, if a player believes they have a good idea for a poll, they can contact the team and if it is deemed a good one, it will be created.