Elections in the Grand Unified Micronational

In the Grand Unified Micronational, elections take place every six months to elect the Chair of the organisation.

Procedure

Sections F-L of Article III, Chapter IV of the Charter of the Grand Unified Micronational define the election procedure. All full member states are entitled to cast one vote each. Elections utilise first-past-the-post. Elections typically take place in June and December. There is a one week nominating period, followed by a week of campaigning and a week of voting before the results are announced. Delegations may vote for any candidate, or for a "none of the above" option, which re-opens nominations if it receives the most votes.

Since the April 2009 election, all election voting has taken place on the GUM's MicroWiki talk page. The format of the ballots on the talk page has remained largely unchanged over the past ten years and circa thirty administrations.

Historic procedure

Under the 2016 Charter, only the Chair is elected by a full election of national delegations. Other officers, such as the Vice-Chair and the Supreme Judge, are nominated by the Chair and confirmed by votes of the Quorum of Delegates. However, under the 2014 Charter, the Supreme Judge and the officers of the Secretariat were all directly elected. Prior to 2014, members of the Advancement Council and the Security Council were directly elected. Prior to 2016, Chairs were elected every three months, rather than every six months.

Elections 2009-2010

Only the results of the final round of voting are shown

Election	Winning candidate			Second candidate			Turnout
	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%
February 2009	Kalvin Koolidge	Unknown					?
April 2009	Robert Lethler	4	66.7	Kalvin Koolidge	2	33.3
July 2009	James Stewart	6	75.0	Alexander Reinhardt	2	25.0
October 2009	Robert Lethler	4	40.0	Jacob Tierney	3	30.0	50.0%
January 2010	Jacob Tierney	8	100.0	Malum I	0	0.0
April 2010	Robert Lethler	4	57.1	Alexander Reinhardt	3	42.9
July 2010	Will Sörgel	5	71.4	James von Puchow	2	28.6

Elections 2013-2020

Election	First candidate			Second candidate			Third candidate			Fourth candidate			Turnout
	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%
September 2013	Quentin I	Uncontested											N/A
December 2013	Ciprian I	Uncontested											N/A
March 2014	Bradley of Dullahan	8	80.0	Spoilt ballots	2	20.0							55.6%
June 2014	Brooklyn Hewitt	9	60.0	Richard Hytholoday	6	40.0							75.0%
September 2014	Adam I (Adammia)	7	58.3	Brooklyn Hewitt	5	41.7							70.6%
December 2014	Taeglan I Nihilus	9	100.0										52.9%
March 2015 (invalidated)	Adam I (Adammia)	4	80.0	James I of Mancunia	1	20.0							29.4%
March 2015 (final)		11	100.0										64.7%
July 2015	Jonathan I	6	100.0										N/A
June 2016	Fionnbarra Ó Cathail	11	91.7	Anthony Clark	1	8.3							63.2%
December 2016	Adam I (Uberstadt)	9	50.0	Horatio Eden	6	33.3	Shiro Mephistopheles	3	16.7				85.7%
June 2017	Henry Clémens	12	92.3	None of the above	1	7.7							56.2%
December 2017	Adam I (Uberstadt)	8	88.9	None of the above	1	11.1							60.0%
June 2018	Adam I (Adammia)	6	85.7	None of the above	1	14.3							43.8%
December 2018	Adam I (Adammia)	12	63.2	Nicholas Randouler	7	36.8							79.2%
June 2019	Bradley of Dullahan	13	50.0	Ashley Jaax	8	30.8	Thomas Bainbridge	5	19.2				86.7%
December 2019	Thomas Bainbridge	17	58.6	Prince Dionisiy I	7	24.1	Amelia I	2	6.9	Simon I	2	6.9	87.9%
June 2020	Newton von Uberquie	26	83.9	Jayden Lycon	4	12.9	None of the above	1	3.2				75.6%
December 2020	Jack Dean	28	63.6	Adam Belcher	16	36.4							95.8%

Elections since March 2021

Election	First candidate			Second candidate			Third candidate			Fourth candidate			Turnout
	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%	Name	Votes	%
June 2021	Anthony Clark	26	61.9	Abrams I	11	26.2	Amelia I	4	9.5	None of the above	1	2.4	95.5%
December 2021	Adam I	20	64.5	Isaiah David	5	16.1	Simon Reeve	4	12.9	Christina I	2	6.5	72.1%