This nonpartisan effort had the result of sending me to canvass households that clearly supported Bush to encourage them to vote.

Here then, in a nonpartisan effort to help the Republicans put on a better show, are some suggestions.

Black churches and civic groups were also registering urban residents, but in a nonpartisan effort.

But the system for picking judges, which should be a relatively nonpartisan effort to seat jurists who reflect broad American values, has broken down.

These have included Voices of Reform, a nonpartisan effort to bring together California's policy makers and opinion leaders to improve state governance.

Mr. Cohen tried to couch his remarks as a nonpartisan effort to inform the emerging political debate over the nation's nuclear arms and military strategy.

He said that all nonpartisan efforts to encourage voter participation must receive "proper assistance" from school personnel.

Some of the money would go to support nonpartisan efforts, such as a team of election observers led by former President Jimmy Carter.

It is for all of us, and a great nonpartisan effort should be led by our elected representatives to ensure that it remains so.

"We don't call this a nonpartisan effort," she said.