Archive for June, 2010

Free & Equal on Blog Talk Radio – Illinois challenge edition

Tonight 10pm-12am Eastern: Challenged Illinois candidates William Dock Walls (Independent for Governor), Randall C. Stufflebeam (Constitution Party candidate for US Senate), Lex Green (Libertarian for Governor), Julie Fox (Libertarian for Controller) and more tonight! Not to mention Free & Equal doyenne Christina Tobin! Challengers Sharon Ann Meroni and Sherman also invited! Call in 347-633-9636.
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Free & Equal Inc.: Circus of petition challenges in Illinois

Monday, June 28 2010, was the last day for filing objections to candidate petition signatures in Illinois for the November election. There were 81 objections filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections by 22 different objectors against a number of candidates. Christina Tobin, CEO of Free & Equal Inc., [...]

Top Two Election Idea Spreading, StopTopTwo.org Is There To Fight It

Christina Tobin, StopTopTwo.org Chair and founder of Free and Equal Election Foundation, issued a statement today promoting the ongoing efforts in opposition to Top Two election systems.
“StopTopTwo.org is alive and kicking, and we are going to continue fighting this Top Two election system wherever it pops up,” Christina Tobin said. “This doesn’t stop with Proposition [...]

Free & Equal: Cook County Republicans following George Ryan’s political playbook

Christina Tobin, founder of Free and Equal Elections Foundation, released a statement today in response to an email recently put out by the Cook County Republicans on behalf of the Illinois Republican Party.
The email started with a shocking admission by Illinois Republicans that they intend to challenge candidates’ petitions based on the potential political impact [...]

Free and Equal in Detroit for 2nd US Social Forum and Green Party Annual National Meeting

Free and Equal Elections Founder Christina Tobin and Executive Director Sean Haugh will both attend the 2nd US Social Forum in Detroit, MI this week. From the event website we have this description:
The gathering in Atlanta in June 2007 had 12,000 people come together in the belief that “Another World Was Possible!” Movement forces from [...]

Christina Tobin issues statement on passage of Proposition 14 in California

San Francisco, CA (June 17, 2010) – In April of this year, the Town of Port Chester, NY adopted cumulative voting. New York is again making progress with electoral reform, with the introduction of a bill to allow Instant Runoff Voting for municipal and county offices.
As usual with IRV, after each round the lowest [...]

Free and Equal Issues Statement in Response to Recent Texas Media Reports

Free and Equal Elections is proud to stand next to the Green Party of Texas today to release this joint statement concerning Texas media reports involving Boyd Ritchie’s anti-democratic attack on the Green Party’s recent petition drive in Texas.
The statement from Free and Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin follows:
“Boyd Ritchie’s anti-democratic and anti-choice [...]

StopTopTwo.Org and Ralph Nader Release Statements on the Passing of Proposition 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Christina Tobin
StopTopTwo.org Chair
(415) 599-5222
christina@freeandequal.org
StopTopTwo.Org and Ralph Nader Release Statements on the Passing of Proposition 14
Sacramento, June 9, 2010 – StopTopTwo.Org and Ralph Nader released statements today regarding the passing of Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries Act. Proposition 14 was largely funded by corporations to restrict California’s ballot access laws and [...]

Proposition 14 Opponents Schedule Election Night Press Availability in Sacramento and Oakland

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Call in and join the show at (347) 633-9636, from 7pm-9pm Pacific Time.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Opponents of Proposition 14, the June 8 ballot measure that would limit the number of candidates in general elections to only two, will hold two election night events:
Sacramento: 2868 Northgate Blvd, [...]

National Leaders from the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom, and Progressive Parties Release Statement Opposing California’s Proposition 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Christina Tobin
StopTopTwo.Org Chair
(415) 599-5222
christina@freeandequal.org
National Leaders from the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom, and Progressive Parties Release Statement Opposing California’s Proposition 14
Proposition 14, also known as the Top Two Primaries Act, is a dangerous “electoral reform” measure slated for the California ballot Tuesday, June 8. The measure eliminates party primaries, enables candidates to [...]