June 2019 Grand Unified Micronational election

GUM Chair election, June 2019
Turnout	86.7% ▲
Chair before election; Emperor Adam I;	Elected Chair ; Bradley, Duke of Dullahan;

An election was held from 10 June to 1 July 2019, to select a new Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational. The election was announced by Chair Adam I of Adammia, the incumbent chair. The election was won by Bradley, Duke of Dullahan.

Background

Procedure

The Charter of the GUM provides that "The Chair shall be elected every six months".^[1] Pursuant to this, the Chair is, by norm rather than specific policy, required to announce the opening of nominations within a reasonable time before the six month period is up.

GUM Chair Emperor Adam I of Adammia announced the timetable for the election during the Grand Unified Micronational's Quorum of Delegates session on the 19th of May, 2019. Nominations for the chairmanship will formally open on 10 June 2019, close on 17 June 2019, voting for candidates will open on 24 June 2019 and the elected chairman will take office on 1 July.^[2]

Any delegate to the GUM from a full member state may nominate themselves to run for the Chairmanship, provided they are not "already running for another post within the organization, such as the Supreme Court or another bureaucratic agency within the GUM".^[3] They may, however, "if they have been nominated to one of these offices... decline and be considered eligible to run for the post of Chair".^[4]

Nominations

Emperor Adam I of Adammia was entitled to run again; an Adammic campaign for the chairmanship would have been, however, the last he would be allowed to undertake under the GUM charter, which precludes a chairman from serving in office more than "three terms in succession".^[5] Emperor Adam announced he would not be seeking re-election.

On 1 June 2019, Higher Lord Nicholas Randouler of Posaf and King Thomas Bainbridge of Hrafnarfjall publicly announced they would be running for the chairmanship.^[6] Empress Ashley Jaax of Iustus remarked that she would be running but will formally announce on 10 June 2019.^[7]

On 2 June 2019, Emperor James II of the Aspen Empire and President Horatio Eden of the Amissopian Federation publicly expressed interest in running, though neither have officially announced their candidacy.^[8] The Essexian delegation also used this time to withdraw from consideration.

Candidates

Individuals in this section formally campaigned for the chairmanship of the Grand Unified Micronational.

Name	Experience	State	Party (if applicable)	Campaign announcement date
Thomas Bainbridge	President of the Republic of Orbis (2005–2008) President of the Democratic Republic of Longarnia (2010-2015) King of the Kingdom of Hrafnarfjall (2016–present) Hereditary President of the Confederation of the Raven (2018–present)	Hrafnarfjall	No known party affiliation	1 June 2019
Ashley Jaax	Emperor of Iustus (2018–present) Governing Commissioner of Kingeston (2018–present) Queen of Ongwanada (2017-2018) GUM Events Officer (2019–present)	Iustus	No known party affiliation	10 June 2019
Bradley, Duke of Dullahan	Prime-Minister of Wyvern (2011–present) Minister of Defense of Austenasia (April 2019 – present) 10th Chairman of the GUM (March 2012-April 2012) 18th Chair of the GUM (March 2014-June 2014) 13th Vice-Chair of the GUM (December 2012-January 2013) 14th Supreme Justice of the GUM (December 2013-March 2014) 20th Supreme Justice of the GUM (January 2017-December 2017) Associate Justice of the GUM (January 2019 – present) 2nd Secretary for Security and Community Affairs of the GUM (June 2014-September 2014)	Wyvern	Wyvernian Liberal Party	2 June 2019

Individuals who publicly expressed interest

Individuals in this section publicly expressed interest in campaigning for this election but did not formally declare their candidacy in time to run in the election.

Emperor James II, Emperor of the Aspen Empire

Emperor
James II
from the Aspen Empire

Individuals who have publicly announced they are not running

Individuals in this section explicitly removed themselves from consideration in the campaign.

Adam I, Emperor of Adammia and Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational
Max I, King of Jupiter and Vice Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational
Tomáš Falešník, Senator in Gymnasium State
Terry I, King of Essexia
Lord Matthew of Essexia
Lord Jack of Essexia
Aaron Green, President of Aariania
Zed I, Prince of New Eiffel
Abrams I, King of Ikonia
Nicolás Millán, Crown Prince of Millania
Horatio Eden, President of the Amissopian Federation and Supreme Justice of the Grand Unified Micronational

Emperor
Adam I
of Adammia
King
Max I
of Jupiter
Senator
Tomáš Falešník
of Gymnasium State
King
Terry I
of Essexia
Lord
Matthew
of Essexia
Lord
Jack
of Essexia
President
Aaron Green
of Aariania
Prince Zed I of New Eiffel

Prince
Zed I
of New Eiffel
King
Abrams I
of Ikonia
Crown Prince
Nicolás Millán
of Millania
President
Horatio Eden
of the Amissopian Federation

Vice Chair

The position of Vice Chair is nominated by the Chair and confirmed by the delegates at large of the Quorum of Delegates.^[9] The appointment of a Vice Chair may take place at some point following the elected chair's inauguration, although there is no requirement for an incoming Chairman to nominate a new Vice Chair should they have wish to keep the incumbent in office (cf. the incumbent, Max I, who was kept in office by Adam I of Adammia after serving under the latter's predecessor).

Chairman Bradley, Duke of Dullahan announced that he would be nominating his electoral running mate, Elizabeth Lewis, to be Vice Chair following his election victory.

Results

Dullahan	Jaax	Bainbridge
Austenasia Amissopia Uskor Mercia Juclandia Nemkhavia New Westphalia Private ballot Iustus Gymnasium State New Eiffel Wenonah New Rizalia	Posaf Uberquiesenberg Aariania Private ballot Millania and New Granada Wyvern Aspen San Dover	Adammia Hrafnarfjall Atovia Essexia Private ballot
13	8	5