Many States require minor party and independent candidates to be nominated by petition. At the local level, candidates may be nominated by petitions signed by a minimum number of qualified voters in the election district. it is found most widely at the local level, nonpartisan school posts, and municipal offices in medium sized and smaller communities.
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The spread of Buddhism' charts the movement of the religion through Asia. Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism after a particularly bloody conquest, and sent missionaries to other lands. ... Buddhism was mainly transmitted to other countries by missionaries, scholars, trade, emigration, and communication networks.