Free & Equal releases footage from California Proposition 19 press conference
On Tuesday, September 21, Free & Equal Chair Christina Tobin spoke at a press conference in support of California Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California. Also speaking were former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Yes on 19 Field Coordinator James Rigdon, and Gerald Murray, national youth coordinator for Costa [...]
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation and State Caucus, Kentucky for Free and Equal Elections, to Host Statewide Candidate Forum and Freedom Rally on Saturday.
Frankfort, Ky. – The Free and Equal Elections Foundation and its state caucus, Kentucky for Free and Equal Elections, will host a statewide candidate forum and freedom rally on the front steps of the capitol building at 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. The candidate forum will be the [...]
Houston Corporate Bigwig, Bill King Spreads Disinformation about Top Two Primary Systems
HOUSTON – Houston corporate bigwig Bill King recently wrote an article for the Houston Tribune which repeated much of the disinformation about Top Two primary systems. King’s first misrepresentation is his claim that third party candidates are unlikely to place first or second in a primary and “would rarely be represented on the November ballot.” [...]
California Superior Court Judge Upheld Key Parts of State Senate Bill 6, Maintaining Voter Disenfranchisement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On the heels of Lisa Murkowski’s declared write-in candidacy for re-election to U.S. Senate, a California judge interpreted state law to mean that write-in space should be removed from the ballot. Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard rejected a challenge to state Senate Bill 6, the “enabling legislation” for Proposition 14, the Top [...]
Christina Tobin to Host Proposition 19 Press Conference in Oakland, Tuesday Morning.
Speakers Include Tobin, Gary Johnson, James Rigdon and Gerald Murray. MILL VALLEY, Calif., – Christina Tobin, founder and chair of The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, today announced she will host a press conference in support of Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. The press conference will take place at [...]
Christina Tobin Releases Details of her Meeting with Costa Rica Vice President Alfio Piva and Libertarian Party Founder Otto Guevara.
Tobin to Give Seattle Press Conference featuring Donovan Rivers, John Davis, Rachel Hawkridge, Linde Knighton and Gentry Lang, Thursday. MILL VALLEY, Calif. – Christina Tobin, founder and chair of The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, today announced details of her meeting with Costa Rica Vice President Alfio Piva and Founder and President of Costa Rica [...]
Ralph Nader to Promote Ballot Access Reform at Oklahoma City Rally
Oklahoma City, Okla. – Ralph Nader will speak in support of ballot access reform at an Oklahoma City rally on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The event will be hosted in the Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom at 3233 Northwest Expressway. Representatives of Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform, the Green Party [...]
California Candidate Debates Exclude Alternative Voices
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary’s College of California hosted the first U.S. senatorial candidate debate, Wednesday, September 1, which included incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, but excluded the remaining six alternative candidates. In addition, a number of high-profile gubernatorial debates, which exclude all candidates except Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican rival [...]
Pennsylvania Political Insiders Intimidate Third Party and Independent Candidates to Drop Out of Races on Threat of Extensive Challenge Fees
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Every third party or independent candidate who filed for statewide office this year has been removed from the ballot in a blatant display of intimidation. Organizers from several political parties and voter rights organizations held a press conference, August 23, to explain what happened and why. Attending were: state Sen. Mike Folmer; [...]
