Leys are headed by the imperially-appointed Inspector ("Tokirok"), who are typically relatives of the emperor. Inspectors organize the census, levy armies, conscript labor corvée, and manage resource collection and reallocation. They are also the primary overseers of the cultural centralization programs in Leys whose indigenous cultures remain defiant to imperial enlightenment. Much of the practical day-to-day administration which does not fall under the purview of imperial investments and state-owned infrastructure defaults to the Throne ("Kurakakūna"), who is elected for-life as the first among the elders ("Mal'Lūkū", which translates to "condors") of the kinships ("Ayl'Lū") who claim common hereditary descent from a parcel of land that is charged with spatiotemporal significance ("Yiahta"). Thrones typically play a more significant role in local and regional politics than Inspectors, as the former position is hotly contested among significant kinships because of the tangibility of the office's policies and agendas, while the latter represents the immutable, faceless will of the Solar Design that animates the imperial apparatus. It should be noted that Leys can practice two different methods of Throne election. The Ley may have a designated ruling kingship, such as the Naymlapites of P'Husūkuchka, which requires electors to influence and appease a potential successor within the Throne's household (usually a child or sibling). Alternatively, after the death of a Throne the Ley can transfer the office between different kinships in an open election of all eligible elders. This model is typically implemented in Leys such as Hanan Parē which include a myriad of different ethnolinguistic groups within a vast territory, while the dynastic mode is most efficient in smaller regions with a history of independent rulership before imperial acquisition.

Because the Ley of Nurēnē Wamē was mostly uninhabited before acquisition, it is directly administered by the imperial government and does not maintain a system of local governance.