Question

One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are ____ , which happens frequently.

Answer 1

One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are Unopposed , which happens frequently.

When the candidates running are unopposed, there is no meaning of election. The word 'election' itself refers to 'choose' and when there is no choice of candidates, the only candidate running the election should be declared elected. It is one way to cut down on the number of elections.