I get a exception screen as follows: Meet star admiral for first time -> Charm and flatter (success) -> Negotiate (I particiapated in Starfall) -> He agrees and votes for me. The crash occurs when I click on the little page that unrolls displaying his vote status changing etc.
Yeah, I was hunting for Orpbzvat n Yhzra after a few playthroughs, just didn't know how to achieve it, so that matches with the 'intended' way you describe.
