These parties get automatic spots on the ballot because in the last gubernatorial election, they ran a candidate for governor and lieutenant governor, and those candidates got more than 50,000 votes statewide. (theblot.com)
The candidates will compete at the Democratic convention on Long Island to get party support in less than two weeks, and those that gain 25 percent will get automatic spots on the ballot. (timesunion.com)
The top 9 will earn automatic spots, and Watson will then make his three captain's picks at some point in September. (sbnation.com)