Their petitions are given to their own political party, and political party officials merely look at the petitions to see if, on the surface, they contain enough signatures. (thirdpartypolitics.us)
Former political party officials such as county political party officers, former legislative aides, former campaign treasurers, and people with experience as volunteer coordinators are often near the top of the list of prospects. (politics.stackexchange.com)
Once, I saw a slate of school board candidates that included prominent political party officials, but even then there wasn't institutional support from the political party whose name they did not run under. (politics.stackexchange.com)