85% is way too high. Because of the threshold, 3 objections can wipe out your application and it is very hard to bring the ratio to a stable ground.
My first suggestion is to lower the threshold to a more even number, something that fits with the average vote count. Something like 65%. This is good as we can maintain a ratio for the votes. Having a ratio also can show who is respected in the community, and who isn’t. This shouldn’t be too important for applications though.
My second suggestion is to remove the threshold. One of the reasons this is better is because it prevents members, that vote for reasons such as out of spite, harming the final result. In the current applications one person could wreck the final result. Having no threshold can prevent that. Additionally, if the applicant has a rough history, the EAO can decide what to do. Having no threshold gives the EAO even more control of the application’s result, which is completely fine. (I prefer suggestion 2 more)