Nobody expects the Ponyvillian Election!!

[Derpy]

Around Ponyville, especially around Town Hall and Ponyville Square, are posted the following poster:

CITIZENS OF PONYVILLE!
-From the office of the mayor-

The following clause in the Ponyville charter (Section IV, Article iiiii) has recently come to the attention of Mayor Mare:

||| If the Office of the Chancellor should be left Vacant prior to the Naturall End of Term; whether through Resignation, Death, Incapacity or Scandal, there shall be held a Special Election ending on the second Tuesday in the Month of Ploughing, to be open to the Citizenry for two (2) days, which shall determine the Chancellor by Plurality for the remainder of the Term. |||

The mayor notes that in the wake of the resignation of former Chancellor Marble Memory, this clause is triggered for the first time in the history of Ponyville, which, she notes, has gotten along just fine without a chancellor for most of its existence and will probably continue to do so if we can just elect someone who can manage to finish out their term. Unfortunately, since the deadline long since passed for any names to get onto the ballot, this will be solely a write-in election.

Citizens of Ponyville are therefore welcomed to visit Ponyville Square over the next two days, ending on 9p.m. Tuesday, and cast their votes for the new chancellor. They are also welcomed to, you know, run. And campaign. And all that good stuff.

There follows the seal of the Mayor of Ponyville and the Ponyville emblem, a family standing proudly in silhouette before a Zap Apple tree.

Feel free to campaign, but campaign fast!  Go to Ponyville Square and type 'vote' to vote.

[Derpy]

And it's over! Here are the full results of the Write-in Election for Chancellor:

1 for Anyone but Marble Memory
1 for Apple Fritters. o.o (Thinks this is the vote for best dessert.)
1 for Chancellor Chance
1 for Dissolve the position of cancellor
1 for Eris the Griffon
1 for Eris-the-griffon
1 for Granny Smith
1 for Hollyhock
1 for MARBLE. ROOSEVELT. MEMORY.
1 for MARTIAL LAW
1 for ME! ERIS! The totally awesome Eris!
1 for NOT Marble!
3 for Octavia
1 for Rainbow Dash-Angel Bunny ticket
1 for Salsa Verde
1 for Sky Blue
1 for Skychild!!
1 for Smooth Shadow
1 for That lil' griffon, Eris
1 for That little griffon, Eris.
1 for The Great and Powerful Trixie
1 for The teahouse griffon, Eris
1 for Trikpbbbthie
3 for Trixie
3 for Twist

Or tabitulated more neatly:
Marble Memory: -1 vote (he owes the town a vote)
Bunches of ponies, a couple proposals and a dessert: 1 vote
Sky Blue: 2 votes
Twist: 3 votes
Octavia: 4 votes
Trixie: 5 votes
Eris: 6 votes

Notes: The vote for Hollyhock was changed through IC actions to a vote for Octavia while I was watching, so I made it official. Also, it is believed that a fourth vote for Twist was lost in the mix somewhere.

[Derpy]

And for the record, after the results were announced, Rainbow Dash stole the town charter and found the following sentences:

The town shall also elect, every four years, a Chancellor to oversee the Character and Moral Leanings of the town which, in being named Ponyville, is Meant to be a Town reflecting that Character which the Pony filling its Chancellatorial Office represents."

and

"There shall be no restriction on the holding of any office on the Basis of Race or Species."

These two sentences, according to one of the mayor's attendants, mean that if a non-pony becomes chancellor, the name Ponyville must be changed accordingly--in this case, to Griffonville. The mayor and her staff are still arguing this over while locked inside of Town Hall with sticky berry gelatin strips, courtesy of Twist.

[Eris]

Griffon Chance Lord is best Chance Lord! ^,^

We're gonna have so much fun, PonyGriffonville!