▁executive ▁officer ▁or ▁legisl ature ▁is ▁part isan , ▁appoint ments ▁of ▁cabinet ▁members , ▁jud ges , ▁or ▁direct ors ▁of ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁may ▁be ▁non part isan . ▁The ▁intent ▁of ▁appoint ing ▁government ▁officials ▁in ▁a ▁non part isan ▁manner ▁is ▁to ▁ins ure ▁the ▁officers ▁can ▁perform ▁their ▁duties ▁free ▁from ▁part isan ▁politics , ▁and ▁are ▁chosen ▁in ▁a ▁fair ▁manner ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁advers ely ▁affect ▁a ▁political ▁party . ▁Tw elve ▁US ▁states ▁use ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Plan , ▁and ▁two ▁use ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁it , ▁to ▁choose ▁jud ges ▁in ▁a ▁non part isan ▁manner . ▁Several ▁countries ▁with ▁part isan ▁parliament s ▁use ▁non part isan ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁choose ▁pres idents . ▁ ▁Legisl atures ▁In ▁non part isan ▁legisl atures , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁typically ▁formal ▁party ▁align ments ▁within ▁the ▁legisl ature ; ▁even ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁c auc uses ▁for ▁specific ▁issues . ▁Al li ances ▁and ▁causes ▁with ▁a ▁non part isan ▁body ▁are ▁often ▁temporary ▁and ▁fluid ▁since ▁legisl ators ▁who ▁opp ose ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁some ▁issues ▁may ▁agree ▁on ▁other ▁issues . ▁Despite ▁being ▁non part isan , ▁legisl ators ▁typically ▁have ▁consistent ▁and ▁ident ifiable ▁voting ▁patterns . ▁Dec isions ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁en force ▁eth ics ▁viol ations ▁by ▁government ▁officials ▁are ▁generally ▁done ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁evidence ▁instead ▁of ▁party ▁affili ation . ▁Committee ▁ch airs ▁and ▁other ▁leaders ▁within ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁are ▁often ▁chosen ▁for ▁senior ity ▁and