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; [...]
Republican Drops Lawsuits to Remove Independent Michael Hansen and Libertarian Ed Martin from Ballot.
LOUISVILLE, K.Y. – Libertarian Party candidate Ed Martin and Independent candidate Michael Hansen filed to run for office in Kentucky’s third congressional district, against incumbent Democratic nominee John Yarmuth and Republican nominee Todd Lally, respectively. Cordell Lawrence, as vice chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, and David Caldwell filed a lawsuit, August 20, 2010 [...]
Kentucky Republicans Afraid of Democracy
Louisville, KY - Kentucky Republicans are attempting to remove two candidates from the November ballot for the 3rd Congressional District with a lawsuit filed on August 20, 2010. Ed Martin, candidate for the Libertarian Party, and Michael D. Hansen, independent candidate, were notified of the lawsuit this week. Hansen filed his required paperwork and petition [...]
Free and Equal Radio Show – 8/31/2010
Free & Equal Radio Tuesday Night 10pm to 11pm Eastern Time. (7-8pm PT) Kentucky Republicans are attempting to remove two candidates from the November ballot for the 3rd Congressional District with a lawsuit filed on August 20, 2010. Ed Martin, candidate for the Libertarian Party, and Michael D. Hansen, independent candidate, were notified of the [...]
Back-to-Back U.S. Senatorial Candidate and Gubernatorial Candidate Debates to Take Place at Northern Illinois University.
DeKalb, Ill. – The first U.S. senatorial candidate debate organized by Free and Equal Elections Foundation, to be hosted by Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, has been rescheduled for October and expanded into a back-to-back debate event including Free and Equal’s fourth gubernatorial candidate debate. Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will sponsor the debates. Free and [...]
NY Gubernatorial Campaign Goes Grassroots.
ALBANY, NY – Free & Equal continues its coverage of the NY gubernatorial race with Charles Barron (Freedom Party), Howie Hawkins (Green Party), Warren Redlich (Libertarian Party) and Jimmy McMillan (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party), as the New York state independent and grassroots party candidates turned in their independent nominating petitions, last week. “A [...]
Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado May Need An Intervention
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado, the California Independent Voter Network and the Yes on Prop 14 campaign have asked the courts to allow them to intervene as defendants in the lawsuit against state Senate Bill 6. A hearing regarding whether they have legal standing to intervene is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 9 [...]
Northern Illinois University to Host Free and Equal U.S. Senatorial Candidate Debate.
CHICAGO – Northern Illinois University at DeKalb will host the first U.S. Senatorial candidate debate organized by Free and Equal Elections Foundation, Thursday, August 19, 2010, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. Update: The date and location of the first U.S. Senatorial candidate debate organized by [...]
Sacramento Press Conference Coverage and Pictures
The Sacramento Bee’s excellent Capitol Alert blog headed by Torey Van Oot gave us a nice mention. Plaintiff Richard Winger, publisher of Ballot Access news, and Stop Top Two founder Christina Tobin will be on hand for the 10:30 a.m. news conference at the Capitol’s south steps. Pictures from the Press Conference – Richard Winger [...]
SB6 Lawsuit to be Discussed at Tuesday Press Conference at California State Capitol.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Richard Winger, elections expert and plaintiff in the lawsuit against Senate Bill 6, and Christina Tobin, CEO and founder of Free and Equal Elections Foundation and StopTopTwo.org creator, will give a press conference on the south steps of the California State Capitol, near the corner of 11th and N streets, Tuesday, August [...]
Richard Winger and Christina Tobin to Host Sacramento Press Conference on Election Reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Richard Winger, plaintiff in the lawsuit against Senate Bill 6, and Christina Tobin, CEO and founder of Free and Equal Elections Foundation and StopTopTwo.org creator, will give a press conference on the south steps of the California State Capitol, Tuesday, August 17, 10:30 a.m. Richard Winger is publisher and editor of Ballot [...]
Free and Equal Radio Show – 8/17/2010
Free & Equal Radio Tuesday Night 9pm to 11pm Central Time. (7-9pm PT) Radio Show Canceled for Tonight, August 17, 2010 We’ll return at the same time and same place next week.
Sen. Roland Burris is Right to Appeal Judge Grady’s Decision
On Tuesday November 2, 2010 Illinois voters will elect two US Senators. One election will be for a full 6 year term beginning in January 2011. The second election will be for a temporary term for the two months until January 2011. In the US District Court of Northern Illinois on August 2, Judge John [...]
Georgia’s Harsh Ballot Access Laws Challenged in U.S. Supreme Court by Independent Candidates.
ATLANTA – Georgia has not seen a single independent candidate able to get on the ballot for U.S. House using the 5% of registered voters signature requirement since 1964. In 2008, Faye Coffield aimed to change that record by running for U.S. House in Georgia’s 4th District, but was kept off the ballot. Coffield faced [...]
Christina on Illinois Radio Network
Christina gave an interview August 4, 2010 on the Illinois Radio Network show “Eye on Illinois”. The 25 minute interview focused on implementing a filing fee in lieu of signatures, Instant Runoff Voting, Proportional Representation and California’s Top Two primary. You can listen to it here: You need to install or upgrade Flash Player to [...]
StopTopTwo.org will Head in a New Direction to Educate Voters Nationwide about the Dangers of Top Two Election Systems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Christina Tobin, CEO and founder of Free and Equal Elections Foundation is proud to announce exciting changes for StopTopTwo.org as it transitions to a new, nationwide focus, after the June 8 election. “StopTopTwo.org will be taking a new direction in California and will expand efforts against the spread of this bad reform [...]
Free and Equal Radio Show – 8/3/2010
Free & Equal Radio Tuesday Night 9pm to 11pm Central Time. (7-9pm PT) Michael White starts off the show. He is the Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Illinois, and participated in Free and Equal’s debate for IL Governor. Their petitions are being challenged. Michael will update us on his campaign and how the Constitution [...]
