Archive for October, 2009

Free & Equal Chair Writes in Favor of Ranked Choice Voting in Pierce County, Washington

Rank Choice Voting (RCV) is a voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate is the first preference of a majority of voters, the candidate with the fewest number of first preference rankings is eliminated and that candidate’s ballots are redistributed at full value to the remaining candidates according [...]

North Carolina Ballot Access Lawsuit Heads to State Supreme Court

On October 20, the North Carolina State Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the petition requirement for candidates to get on the ballot, 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, does not violate the State Constitution.
This ruling on a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of North Carolina and the North Carolina Green Party means that [...]

Free & Equal Endorses Put-Back Amendment

The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of restrictive ballot access laws that make it difficult for Independent and Third Party candidates to get on the ballot.
Free & Equal often coordinates with like-minded groups in challenging the current state of our electoral process, and looks for solutions [...]

CATO Forum on Ballot Access

This past Tuesday, Free & Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin attended a forum at the CATO Institute in Washington, DC featuring two recently published books on ballot access:
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold By James Bennett
Grand Illusion: The Myth of [...]

Illinois Gubernatorial Debate Video from Midwest Liberty Fest

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Video Courtesy of RepublicMedia.TV
Thanks to The Liberty Restoration Project and R3publican for helping with the debate.
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The Illinois Gubernatorial Debate was held as part of the Midwest Liberty Fest on October 9th, 2009. Free & Equal Founder and [...]

Illinois Legislature to Vote on Overriding Veto of IL HB 723

For months now, we’ve been telling you about IL HB 723, a bill in the Illinois state legislature that would make it impossible for qualified parties to nominate someone by party meeting after the primary, unless a petition is submitted for each nominated nominee.
This  legislation, nicknamed “The Protect Incumbents Act” specifically targets the Green Party [...]

CATO Institute to Hold Forum on Ballot Access Books

On Tuesday, October, 13, 2009 at 12pm the CATO institute in Washington, DC will hold a book forum featuring two books about ballot access.

The Forum corresponds with the launch of George Mason University Economics Professor James Bennett’s new book Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out [...]

Illinois Gubernatorial Debate to be Broadcast LIVE on FreeAndEqual.Org

The Free & Equal Elections Foundation will hold a Gubernatorial Debate for 2010 Candidates in Du Quoin, IL this FRIDAY, October 9th, 2009 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

Beginning at 6 PM on Friday, the Gubernatorial Debate will be streamed LIVE on www.FreeAndEqual.org.
The debate will be held as part of the Midwest Liberty [...]

Candidates Confirmed for 2010 Gubernatorial Debate

Event to be held in Du Quoin on Friday
The Free & Equal Elections Foundation will hold a Gubernatorial Debate for 2010 Candidates in Du Quoin, Il this Friday, October 9th, 2009 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.
The debate will be held as part of the Midwest Freedom Fest. The debate will take place from 6PM-8PM. [...]

New York State Libertarian Candidate to Have Hearing for Reinstatement to Ballot

Judge Rules that Lawsuit Against Challenger Can Continue
On Wednesday October 7th, 2009 a hearing will take place at 10:00AM at the Board of Elections to determine if the voters of Suffolk County will have the chance to vote for more than one candidate in the upcoming local elections.
Steve Kosin, a Libertarian candidate for Sheriff in [...]