▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁political ▁party ▁was ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁In ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁political ▁affili ation ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁on ▁ball ots ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁For ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁eigh teen ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁dependency , ▁political ▁affili ation ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁State ▁or ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁examples ▁of ▁non part isan ▁state ▁or ▁provincial ▁govern ments . ▁The ▁non part isan ▁system ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁US ▁states ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁jud ges , ▁district ▁att or ne ys ▁and ▁other ▁officials . ▁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 . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁non part isan ▁elections ▁for ▁its ▁legisl ature ▁because ▁candidates ▁are ▁neither ▁end ors ed ▁nor ▁supported ▁by ▁political ▁parties . ▁However , ▁its ▁executive ▁branch ▁is ▁elected ▁on ▁a ▁part isan ▁basis . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁a ▁non part isan ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁uses ▁a ▁non part isan ▁blank et ▁primary , ▁also ▁called ▁a ▁" j ung le ▁primary ", ▁for ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁offices . ▁In ▁this ▁system , ▁all ▁candidates ▁run ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁regardless ▁of ▁party ▁affili ation ▁during ▁the ▁primary , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁two ▁most