Candidates to an office (or candidates to a delegate position) are instead chosen strictly by the conscience of the individuals voting for them. Speaking about candidates may even be discouraged, so as not to prejudice others' decisions or create an inharmonious atmosphere. All in the community (or at least those of a certain age, perhaps, and/or those without a criminal record, etc.) are made eligible to vote and can be voted for. Such a system is considered by some to be also compatible with technocracy, whereby the solemn atmosphere may tend to elect candidates who may have great abilities and knowledge yet would not otherwise be inclined to participate in a media frenzy or take part in behind-the-scenes power-grabs. Advocates argue that self-aggrandizement, promise-making, appeals to limited loyalties, and divisiveness among and between the governors and the governed believed to be inherent in partisan democracies, would all be avoided or minimized in such non-partisan systems, and that by the simple opportunity of being enabled to privately witness and assess the character and initiative of individuals within one's own community, particularly through periodic grass-roots meetings and discussions which aim to offer recommendations to the institutions, provides a better picture of how likely given individuals are to be of providing future inspired leadership and service. It is also believed that a non-partisan system as this also expands choice in elections beyond the limited range of choices as are otherwise presented to the public in partisan systems (who have at best a limited role even in the selection process, if not the final determination).
A no-party democracy might take root in sovereign nations, such as occurred in Uganda in 1986, whereby political parties are restricted by a constitutional referendum endorsed by the people of the country (this system does not have all of the features described above).
As far as use by non-governmental organizations, a global non-partisan system of democracy has been in use by the administrative institutions of the Bahá'í Faith since 1963 (though its first institutions had begun in the late 19th century).