How can you be elected for a non partition position?

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How can you be elected for a non partition position?

Answer 1

Laws vary from state to state.  Non-partisan races are different from state to state, and sometimes from locality to locality.  In Ohio, where I live, judge elections, school board elections, township trustee elections, township clerk elections, and some municipal officeholder elections (depending on the municipal charter adopted by the municipality according to Ohio's home rule provisions) are officially non-partisan races.  If the election race in question is truly non-partisan, then name recognition is the most important factor in winning the vote.  However, some non-partisan races are too big a prize for political parties to ignore, thus the political parties often recruit candidates to run for judge, or the state school board.  When this happens, those so-called non-partisan candidates have resources at their disposal that truly non-partisan contenders may not have access to--chiefly money, data, and volunteers.  The good news is that even if a party is helping a particular candidate in a non-partisan race, the party affiliation won't be listed on the ballot, so people that tend to vote a straight ticket for a party may not be aware of who the party-backed candidate is.  Having a simple, common name like Miller, Smith, Brown, etc. might lead people to think your name sounds familiar, and might cause them to pull the lever for you over someone with an obscure, difficult-to-pronounce name.  So name recognition can still win even in these unbalanced contests where parties are backing some of the contenders.  However, the downside is, who is likely to have the best name recognition when the party-backed candidates have more money, more volunteers, and more data to better target their campaign efforts?  The party-backed candidates would certainly have an edge over non-aligned candidates.  The lower down the pecking order the race is, the less likely the political parties will become involved.  It's also good to know that those most likely to vote in these down-ticket, not-well-publicized non-partisan races are senior citizens.  Board of Election offices can provide lists of registered voters so that you have a better chance of speaking to people who can actually vote for you.

Answer 2

You file an affidavit with your local election board or registrar of voters, pay the filing fee and run for the office. There are a lot of local offices which are non-partisan. Your party affliation is not listed on the ballot which contains your name.

Answer 3

it depends some city's you have to still be elected for dog catcher and some you have to be appointed

but most you just have to apply