Stallbrook City Council

The Stallbrook City Council is the legislative arm of the Stallbrook municipal government. The Council is composed of fifteen members, ten elected from single-member districts, and five elected at-large. Until 2019, district seats were elected by first-past-the-post plurality, and at-large seats elected by ranked-choice voting; starting in the 2019 elections, ranked-choice balloting was used for all Council seats and municipal offices.
One of the major issues for the Council in recent history has been addressing Chief Graham's policy towards prostitution, which has been called "de-facto decriminalization". After months of hearings and research, the Council voted by a two-thirds majority to endorse Graham's approach; the biggest surprise was the vote of District 2 Councilor Angel Portillo - considered a conservative Republican - in favor of Graham's policies.
While Democrats have tended to predominate in City Council elections, and Republicans serve as the main opposition, the factional divisions within each party and the rise of additional parties and independents has led to cross-party cooperation on various issues.
Composition of the City Council:
Party designation	2015 	2019 	2020*	2023
Democrats 	7 	6 	6 	6
Republicans* 	5 	4 	2* 	4
Pirates 	1 	2 	2 	3
Libertarians 	1 	1 	1 	1
Greens 	0 	1 	1 	1
Constitution* ** 	(3)**	(2)**	2* 	0
Independent 	1 	1 	1 	0
* In 2020, the Stallbrook Republicans voted to change their designation to "Main Street Republicans"; hardliners like Carl Hersch and Kristine Manatos walked out in protest and changed their own political designations to Constitution Party.
** Numbers in parentheses indicate Republican members co-endorsed by the Constitution Party.
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