Cooperation between elected officials belonging to different parties is more likely. The New York Times wrote of ProCon.org’s 2012 election coverage: “The most comprehensive tool for researching the candidate's stance on issues is the nonpartisan nonprofit ProCon.org.” The site currently lists the candidates’ views on 10 issues, including minimum wage, Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal, and will … Perils and Advantages of Nonpartisan Elections Sun | Opinion — Sep 9th, 2005 Conversations with some of my politically savvy friends have prompted me to reflect on the term "nonpartisan" as it applies to the local offices being filled It also hasn’t been implemented in an election yet, so some questions about implementation remain. The plus side is that there is a body of people watching those in power like hawks, eager to exploit any weakness in argument or policy Proponents of nonpartisan ballots suggest that: Political parties are irrelevant to providing services. Approval Voting Studied since the 1970s and often cited as one of the best alternative voting methods , approval voting simply asks voters to select all the candidates they approve of and the candidate with the most votes wins. It can work both ways, but the feature of partisan politics is its obviously adversarial nature. Since ProCon.org’s nonpartisan presidential election websites helped millions of voters evaluate the candidates in 2008 and 2012, many readers have asked ProCon.org to cover local elections.