He travelled to the United States, and after a trial period the community elected him as a rabbi.

The community elected their own abbot for the first time in 1979.

In 1985, the community elected its first ethnically African superior.

In the early church, local communities elected their own bishops.

In 2010, the local community elected a school board restoring local control of the district.

The community elects ten prior art pieces to be sent to the patent examiner for review.

After 1819 the community elected its own community mayor or 'Schultheiß'.

The community elects a mayor and 8 council members.

In a town meeting vote on August 5, 1836, the community elected to change the town's name to Brooklyn.

The small Jewish community there elected him its honorary secretary.