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Our View: Vote absentee to make July 14 Maine primary as safe as possible

by The Editorial Board June 4, 2020June 3, 2020

We don’t know how much of a risk in-person voting is, but we know voting absentee is virtually risk free.

by Joe H. Pickering Jr. Special to the Press Herald May 30, 2020May 29, 2020

Closed primaries disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Mainers and enable the election of partisan legislators.

Reps. Richard Farnsworth, Erik Jorgensen and Matt Moonen have been termed out and cannot seek re-election.

The Lewiston debate showcased strong commitment to Donald Trump by all three hopefuls but found sharp differences on foreign policy.

Primary voters should pick their favorite and not try to guess who might do best in November 2020.

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion February 15, 2019February 14, 2019

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar may fail dogma litmus tests tests in the primaries.

by The Editorial Board February 4, 2019February 3, 2019

Bringing more people into an important process is well worth the projected cost.

by The Washington Post June 27, 2018

Sometimes more than ideology, a candidate’s biography has been what is luring voters.

From the effort to recall the mayor of Waterville, to issues such as immigration and women mobilizing, we are not alone.

Ranked-choice ballots are collected and tabulated Friday, in a process that’s expected to last into next week.