The mod election did work in Fanfic. It could be done, but I still believe join date and postcount shouldn't determine who gets to vote (unless the limits are reasonable, like having been on TPM for at least one month and having made at least 5 valuable posts, where valuable means the posts have some actual content and not just meaningless text).

The part that is bound to cause trouble is the one where people vote on which mods should leave. That is bound to cause a lot of fights.

Maybe each voter could make a list of which members would do well modding each forum, with a list of reasons, without stating or implying that certain mother members (currently mods or not) aren't fit for the job.

And yes, having an active and accessible admin would be great.