Articles by Joe H Pickering Jr
To Be Truly Open, More Reform Is Needed to Maine Primaries
Next year, Maine will hold its first open primary election. Every Maine voter — including the 32 percent registered as unaffiliated — will be able to vote. It’s a critical step forward. ...
20 Nov, 2023
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The Media Has To Stop Worshipping A Partisan-Controlled Elections Process
Editor's Note: This piece in the Portland Press Herald and has been republished on IVN by request a...
24 Aug, 2021
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3 min read
Maine Voters Deserve More Freedom: Support Nonpartisan Open Primaries!
Editor's Note: The following piece was originally published as a "Letter to the Editor" for the Port...
05 Apr, 2021
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1 min read
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Do American voters have a stronger theft case? For years both parties have done their best (or worse) controlling our public American election system. Are they the real guilty parties?...
25 Jan, 2021
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4 min read
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Editor's Note: This op-ed in the Maine Voices section of the Portland Press Herald and has been rep...
25 Jan, 2021
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4 min read
Florida's Open Primaries Amendment Could Help Ensure Voter Liberty for Mainers
Editor's Note: This piece in the Portland Press Herald, and has been republished with permission fr...
25 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
Open Primaries Should Head List of Crisis-Driven Election Reforms
Many Mainers, for the first time, have been confronted with what it means to have their right to vot...
02 Jun, 2020
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4 min read
Letter to the editor: Open elections would ensure a brighter future for Maine
In his , Sen. Angus King wishes Maine a Happy Birthday and another 200 years. He is certain history ...
26 Mar, 2020
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1 min read
Letter to the Bangor Daily News: Ending party control of elections
Written by Joe Pickering of Mainers for Open Elections, originally published in the “Go Vote,” the ...
05 Mar, 2020
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1 min read