Friday Election Roundup

• The Associated Press finds an almost-unheard of 25 write-in candidates approved for West Virginia's general election, including 14 for president. While their names won't appear on the November ballot, votes for them will be counted if they're written in. AP's Tom Breen found the write-in roster included an imprisoned felon, a Pennsylvania man "whose platform includes requiring all public businesses to have restrooms," and a man who has legally changed his name to Santa Claus.

• Secretary of State Betty Ireland has sounded the alarm over hundreds of bogus voter registrations submitted to clerks in at least three counties. As AP reports, the likely culprits are workers hired to register new voters who forged registrations to up their pay. The Charleston Gazette and MetroNews also have coverage (the latter with audio).

• Public Broadcasting interviews Marty Gearheart, the Mercer County businessman challenging U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-3rd. With audio.