With it seeming likely that Graham Platner will drop out as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, the Washington Post considers possible replacements as well as the process: “According to state law, if Platner were to withdraw before Monday, July 13, the state deadline to finalize the November ballot, Maine’s secretary of state can declare a vacancy and allow Democrats to choose a replacement. The party would have until 5 p.m. July 27 to select that candidate.”

More from the Guardian: “State law doesn’t dictate the exact process for selecting a replacement nominee, but there has been consternation among some Democrats about a closed-door party selection, which would bypass a competitive process that effectively allows voters to repeat the primary process.”

The Hill on the state Democratic party’s process: “If [Platner] were to end his campaign by the July 13 replacement deadline, a person appointed by Maine Democratic State Committee Chair Charlie Dingman must convene a nominating meeting, according to the state party’s charter.”