Show political parties forgotten in many local dec elections despite the dominance of ical parties in this country thou sands of local public offices are filled today in nonpartisan primaries and elections says col liers california north dakota and many other states vote for all judicial and local officers without the use of party designations while minnesota and nebraska also choose members of their legislatures isla tures by this system moreover 1248 of our 2033 cities with over population elect their councilmen on nonpartisan ballots |