From the editor: As primary approaches, a reminder about political endorsements

The August primary is just around the corner and Ozarks residents already have been expressing their views on the general election in November. As always we welcome endorsements — and criticisms — of political candidates from our readers.

It has been longstanding policy at the News-Leader not to run endorsements in the Opinion section on the last Sunday prior to the election. For the Aug. 6 primary election, that means the final Sunday endorsements can run is July 28, with a submission deadline of Tuesday, July 23.

To ensure your letter has the best chance of running, submit early and be brief — letters of about 300 words have the best chance for inclusion.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: From the editor: As primary approaches, a reminder about political endorsements