Who would they vote with? There aren't enough trials to actually hold an unbiased vote and the reason they are trials is because they cannot be trusted with full moderator abilities.
They would have the ability to start a vote, and the players will vote. Although it will not guarantee unbiased votes from the community, it will at least help the trials when they're alone. The thing is, even if they are not trusted with full moderator abilities, they are trusted to certain degree. After all, not all people get picked up as trial, so they must have shown some characteristics and traits that, with some guidance, have the potential to make a great staff member.