MEDIA ADVISORY: StopTopTwo.org Holds All-Partisan Press Conference with AIP, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom, and Republican Leaders

MEDIA ADVISORY

StopTopTwo.org Holds All-Partisan Press Conference with AIP, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom, and Republican Leaders

WHAT

A press conference uniting leaders across the political spectrum will be held in Sacramento on Tuesday. The speakers will discuss their opposition to Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries Act.

California leaders from the American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican Parties will be in attendance.

The press conference follows the KQED Radio debate between Richard Winger and Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, which occurred at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 10.

Under the influence of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lt. Gov. Maldonado, big corporations, big business leaders, political action committees, bankers, and wealthy retirees have contributed substantial sums of money to support Proposition 14: http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1322507&session=2009&view=late1

Christina Tobin’s StopTopTwo.org – Vote No on Proposition 14 committee launched www.stoptoptwo.org to educate California voters about how Top Two would damage democracy in California.

WHEN

Tuesday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m. PDT

WHERE

PACSAT Operations – 1629 S. Street, Sacramento

WHO

American Independent

Markham Robinson – AIP national vice chairman, state chairman, and gubernatorial candidate

Democratic

Democratic Party leader has not been chosen yet

Green

Cres Vellucci – Green Party press secretary

Libertarian

Richard Winger – Ballot Access News editor
Christina Tobin – founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation; candidate for California secretary of state

Peace & Freedom

C.T. Weber – candidate for lieutenant governor
Debra Reiger – candidate for state treasurer

Republican

Tom Del Beccaro – Republican Party vice chairman

CONTACT

Sean Haugh
Executive Director, Free and Equal Elections Foundation
(919) 402-3489
sean@freeandequal.org

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