On August 20, the Lincoln County, Montana County Commission voted to place a ballot measure on the November 3, 2009 ballot, asking voters if they wish to switch county elections from partisan elections to non-partisan elections. The vote was 2-1.
The County Commission acted after voters expressed dissatisfaction with the last round of county elections, in which all the candidates running for Commission were Republicans. Voters who wanted to participate in the all-important primary for that office were forced to choose the Republican primary ballot.
Voters would have also had the chance to vote in the Democratic primary, but I guess there must have been no Democrats running for those positions.