The Los Angeles Times has this story about the California write-in candidates who placed second in the June 2014 primary. In all cases, a write-in candidate only placed second when only one candidate had filed to be on the June ballot for that office. The only three minor party candidates who will be on the California general election ballot this year were write-ins who ran in such races. They include one Peace & Freedom candidate for U.S. House, one Libertarian for Assembly, and one American Independent Party member for Assembly.

The New Hampshire Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit, filed on July 22, has received media coverage. Here is the Concord Monitor story. Here is the Union Leader coverage. Here is the AP story.

Jacobin has this interesting analysis of the New York gubernatorial race, and the relationship between the left, the Howie Hawkins (Green Party nominee), Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Working Families Party. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link.