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@ SanAnMan:@ BottleOfChocolateMilk:, and @ Reywas92: (who I'm pinging, since they more or less started this practice in other Texas election articles)
When I first came across removing 'Nonpartisan' from the election boxes, I had my skepticism, but, when weighing the rationals for and against including inclusion of the party parameter, I concluded it's best to not. Firstly, there is no WP policy, guideline, precedent, or whatever that I'm aware of that explicitly, or even implicitly, addresses this issue. So, we are left to our own judgment and reasoning. The only argument that I can think of for including the 'Nonpartisan' under party is to indicate to the reader that the election is officially nonpartisan under Texas law. However, this practice is better at confusing the reader. The issue with many of these local elections is the politicians running are affiliated with political parties. For example, John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Lee in the recent Houston race are both notably Democrats. Placing that they are 'nonpartisan' under their name and image at 2023 Houston mayoral election would be inaccurate since they are party members; they are only nonpartisan to the extent that the election is legally nonpartisan. What we have to do with this is strike a balance between not misleading readers on the individual candidates actual parties without injecting partisan labels into an election where partisan labels are prohibited. And, just not including the party parameter is the best solution, as it doesn't mislead and doesn't indicate partisanship in the election. I actually think it does most justice to the nonpartisanship of the election. In the ballots for municipal elections, it doesn't say Ron Nirenberg (Nonpartisan) in the same it would say Ted Cruz (Republican) or Beto O'Rourke (Democratic) for a partisan race. Rather, it just lists the candidates without reference to party, and that is exactly what Wikipedia should do to follow suit. Here's sample ballot from Bexar County that demonstrates this for the nonpartisan city council races in the City of Commerce.
San Antonio not adopting this practice of removing parties would make it inconsistent with Houston, Dallas, and Austin articles. Also, I think the 'Nonpartisan' under every candidate is also just redundant and cluttered. Iamreallygoodatcheckers talk 07:30, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
there still needs to be a clarification in the article(s) that the election is nonpartisan" - I agree, but I contend the infobox is not the place for this. In my experience, most articles mention the nonpartisanship of the election in the lead. Also, I've advocated for keeping the gray barrier between the candidates, which signals nonpartisanship.