It doesn't? Are you sure? You were extremely unsure about this decision yesterday and discussed it with several people on IRC. If you intended to be fair and impartial you would reset the election itself rather then make a decision with so much gray area that has the ability to harm TSP in the long run.

Not because of the candidates but because of the precedence it sets. And you know this. ECs are selected without being approved, what's to keep the next EC from doing such things?

Then you were well aware of TSP's election procedures. Why did you not check the citizenship list before the election started or even during the first two days and say:

"WHOAH GUYS AND GIRLS, wait a minute! This list is out of date! We need the VD and Admins to correct this before elections start and so I ask to pause elections for one day or three to sort this out."

Or did you even check the list then? Why not?

Why did you wait until after when it came down to 1 vote and that too in a highly contested race?

If you feel that you are impartial then reset the election it self, re-open nominations and have the VD and Admins do their jobs and check instead of making an ipso facto decision that benefits your candidate.