During the 2008 Presidential campaign, the electorate chose nominees in both major parties who opposed torture.
The list also includes several judges who defeated the party's chosen nominees for civil court.
New Jersey voters will choose nominees for governor and General Assembly in primary elections on Tuesday.
In Tuesday's primaries city voters will be choosing nominees for all important local offices, including mayor and City Council.
Should President Bush choose nominees who are ideologically similar, it could have a substantial effect on the panel.
That led to a change in the rules, taking some of the power to choose nominees away from voters and conferring it on a special committee.
Mr. Loeb added that he and his chosen nominees were "delighted to join the Yahoo board and work collaboratively with our fellow directors".
Thus far, the governor-elect has chosen nominees heavy on managerial experience, if lacking in drama or outsized personalities, and drawn bipartisan praise for his selections.
Voters in seven states will choose nominees in House, Senate and gubernatorial races on Tuesday, the final marquee primary day of the election cycle.
His proposal has been consistently opposed by management as unnecessary and unworkable, even though it would be nonbinding and would not give shareholders any role in choosing nominees.
