▁popular ▁candidates ▁run ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁party . ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁run off ▁election ▁weak ens ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁transform s ▁a ▁part isan ▁election ▁into ▁a ▁partly ▁non part isan ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁Swiss ▁Cant ons ▁of ▁G lar us ▁and ▁App enz ell ▁Inner rh oden ▁are ▁also ▁non part isan , ▁direct ▁dem oc ra cies ; ▁while ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁part isan ▁parliament , ▁all ▁laws ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁passed ▁by ▁" L ands gemeinde ", ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁all ▁citizens ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁Japanese ▁pre fect ures ▁are ▁required ▁by ▁law ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁members ▁of ▁any ▁political ▁party . ▁ ▁Territ orial ▁govern ments ▁ ▁The ▁territorial ▁government ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁is ▁completely ▁non part isan . ▁It ▁has ▁ 2 1 ▁non part isan ▁members ▁elected ▁by ▁cons ensus ▁to ▁its ▁Territ orial ▁House ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁non part isan ▁members ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Senate . ▁The ▁Governor ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁are ▁both ▁non part isan ▁offices . ▁However , ▁the ▁Governor , ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor , ▁and ▁its ▁non v oting ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁are ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁territory ▁of ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁has ▁a ▁completely ▁non part isan ▁government ▁in ▁that ▁no ▁political ▁parties ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁islands . ▁All ▁eight ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁are ▁non part isan , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁Chief