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Added info on Hatch Act
An example of a "nonpartisan election" is that for the [[San Francisco]] Board of Supervisors: although officially "nonpartisan", all eleven members are members of the [[Democratic Party]].
An example of a "nonpartisan election" is that for the [[San Francisco]] Board of Supervisors: although officially "nonpartisan", all eleven members are members of the [[Democratic Party]].
The distinction is important under the [[Hatch Act]]: a Federal employee may run as a candidate in a nonpartisan election, but (outside of areas where Federal employees are the majority of the population) not in a partisan election
[[Category:Election Terms]]
[[Category:Election Terms]]