@Ueda I really think you should reconsider the 10k registration fee, either by lowering it or removing it altogether. I've paid the fee and won an election in the past, but these days competition is becoming scarce. I believe that the chunin rank ninjas competed for in the past should be enough to allow them to register for an election. Right now it's a 10k gamble, and that scares a lot of potential candidates off. You're asking players to gamble away ryo in order to do a job that can actually be pretty stressful at times. There is a reason you hardly see ninjas who lost council elections in the past try again.
Even in the mist village Kage decision, the only requirement is level 40 for a spot in the tournament with no ryo charges.
Thanks again for bringing us elections, but please understand where I am coming from as a player.