If two (or more) moderators are (roughly) similarly qualified to become a global moderator, then I don't see why theymos would not promote both to global moderator. I would doubt that the forum would ever be in a situation where it needs exactly one additional global mod, and two additional mods would be excessive.
Because then theymos has to pay more. It could entirely be about costs and whether the forum pulls in enough ad revenue to continue to pay those moderators at the rates that they have been paid.
Being that the moderators do not take any actions against scammers, and do not moderate scams, there is no reason why those with negative trust should not have their vote counted.
I was following the practice of
Felon Disenfranchisement where convicted felons (i.e. scammers/those who have an overall negative trust score) are not allowed to vote. Given that this election is mostly based on the Australian election system, it also follows their use of felon disenfranchisement.
"Electioneering" is a standard practice in any election, and allows voters to become aware of the pros and cons of each candidate.
Electioneering is not just that. Electioneering also includes actively influencing others to vote for a specific candidate, which is what we are primarily trying to avoid. The goal of the No Electioneering Rule is to avoid people saying "You should go vote for X".
Additionally, participating in this thread in ways other then to clarify rules, to say "hi" (eg what dabs did), or to clarify what is believed to be incorrect information about them would likely fit the definition of electioneering. The same is true for making the results of the voting publicly available prior to the closing of voting because if one candidate is down by a large number of votes, it is unlikely they will receive any additional votes from those that would otherwise vote for said candidate.
That is true and unfortunately a result of having to make this election publicly verifiable. Even so, the goal of using IRV is to allow people to vote for whoever they want and still have their vote matter. It would have been better to use full preferential voting but I was feeling lazy.