▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁representative ( s ). ▁( This ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 - t ier ▁election , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁elect oral ▁college .) ▁The ▁system ▁can ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post ▁elect oral ▁system ▁but ▁is ▁in compatible ▁with ▁( part isan ) ▁proportional ▁representation ▁systems ▁other ▁than ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote ▁or ▁re weight ed ▁cardinal ▁voting ▁systems , ▁or ▁semi ▁proportional ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁cum ulative ▁voting ▁and ▁single ▁non ▁transfer able ▁vote . ▁ ▁Non part isan ▁elections ▁are ▁generally ▁held ▁for ▁municipal ▁and ▁county ▁offices , ▁especially ▁school ▁bo ards , ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁jud ges . ▁In ▁some ▁non part isan ▁elections ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁knowledge ▁which ▁candidates ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁and ▁back ed ▁by ▁which ▁parties ; ▁in ▁others , ▁parties ▁are ▁almost ▁wh olly ▁un in vol ved ▁and ▁vot ers ▁make ▁choices ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁regard ▁to ▁part isan ▁consider ations . ▁ ▁While ▁non part isan ▁dem oc ra cies ▁can ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁selection ▁of ▁candidates ▁( es pecially ▁within ▁a ▁no - nom ination ▁system ▁where by ▁vot ers ▁can ▁choose ▁any ▁non - rest rict ed ▁person ▁in ▁their ▁area ), ▁such ▁systems ▁are ▁not ▁in compatible ▁with ▁indirect ▁elections ▁( such ▁as ▁for ▁large ▁ge ographical ▁areas ), ▁where by ▁deleg ates ▁may ▁be ▁chosen ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁elect ▁the ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁App oint ments ▁Even ▁if ▁a ▁government ' s