2015-III Election

## Executive Branch

### Major Executive

Incumbent Major Executive Charles Sessions of the Cosmopolitan Party was the only declared candidate and, as such, was automatically reelected to a second term as Major Executive for 2015-III. This was the first time a Major Executive had been elected twice without contest.

### Minor Executive

Allison Braugh (Progressive) was elected unopposed to the Minor Executive position. Incumbent Minor Executive Edward Stenbach (Establishment) did not run (as he had not run the election before but was elected due to the fact that he was most senior and no one had run) and Allison Braugh was set to become Minor Executive at the onset of 2015-III.

### Senator

Three candidates ran for the two Senator seats, incumbent Senators Henry Gobar (Authority) and Lectre Vidius (Establishment), and Madec Austern (Progressive). In a narrow election following a debate between the three candidates, Henry Gobar received 23 votes, Madec Austern received 20, and Lectre Vidius received 19 votes. Gobar and Austern would become the Senators for 2015-III.

## Administrative Branch

A total of 31 ballots were cast and the election was called on August 17 with the following results:

* **LUKE CANNON (P) (i):** 27 votes
* **EMANUEL CURESSE (P):** 12 votes
* **HARRISON MEARL (E) (i):** 26 votes
* **AARON EHTYA (U) (i):** 28 votes
* **ARTHUR FELD (U) (i):** 28 votes
* **PIERCE EHTYA (U):** 28 votes
* **JOHN BRAYER (L) (i):** 27 votes
* **BRADFORD DURAND (L) (i):** 15 votes
* **PEVOLT LEVICI (L):** 9 votes
* **LEONARD MISSET (A) (i):** 23 votes
* **HOWARD COLESON (C) (i):** 25 votes

Based on the allocation of votes, the Progressive Party received one seat (Luke Cannon), Libertarian Party received one seat (John Brayer), the Union Party received three seats (Aaron Ehtya, Pierce Ehtya, and Arthur Feld), the Cosmopolitan Party received one seat (Howard Coleson), the Establishment Party received one seat (Harrison Mearl), and the Authority Party received one seat (Leonard Misset). Durand (L), Levici (L), and Curesse (P) were the only candidates who failed to receive a seat.

Administrative Liaison Braugh presided over the election of the incoming Speaker of the Administration and Underspeaker of the Administration, with three candidates were nominated: incumbent Speaker Luke Cannon Progressive Party, incumbent Underspeaker John Brayer (Libertarian Party), and Leonard Misset (Authority Party). In the first round of balloting, Luke Cannon received three votes, John Brayer received three votes and Leonard Misset received two votes. This lead to Misset being removed for the second round of balloting. In the second round Cannon received five votes to Brayer's three, thus making Cannon the Speaker and Brayer the Underspeaker for another trimester.

Later on in the trimester, following the resignation of Underspeaker Brayer (as he was elected Head of the Treasury in the Executive Branch) on November 13, 2015, elections for the leadership of the Administration were required, during which Luke Cannon removed himself from the running and Pierce Ehtya (U) was elected as Speaker on November 20, 2015, and Harrison Mearl (E) was elected as Underspeaker for the rest of 2015-III.