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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 of [...]

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; [...]

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:
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NY gubernatorial race offers corruption disguised as reform

New York’s dysfunctional system never fails to disappoint. Just when you think it can’t get any more deceptive and corrupt, it’s proven once again why New York has the most dysfunctional government two years running, and is by all accounts headed for a third.
Recent comments by Rochester Tea Party leader Chris Edes make the [...]

Free & Equal Radio – 7/27/10

Free & Equal Radio Tuesday Night. Dan Reale is our guest tonight. On July 23, 2010 Dan Reale lodged a formal complaint against Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz with the Office of State Ethics, the State Elections Enforcement Commission and the Federal Election Commission. The complaint charges that the “Affiliate [...]

We Appreciate Your Support!

Dear Supporter,
American democracy is under threat like never before. California’s ‘Top Two’ system, which excludes all but the two most well-funded candidates from the general election ballot, threatens to spread across the nation. Powerful lobbyists are convincing state legislatures to make the petitioning process even more restrictive and the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in ‘Citizens [...]

Watch our Third IL Gubernatorial Debate

Watch our third Illinois Gubernatorial Debate here:

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This debate was covered by dozens of media outlets, including public radio stations WBEZ in Chicago, WSIU in Carbondale, and WILL in Champaign, along with [...]

Media Ignores Ethic of Balanced Reporting in Effort to Push Agenda

SAN FRANCISCO – The recently finished campaign surrounding Proposition 14 in California has revealed startling insights into the way media outlets cover essential issues facing voters. Since the proposition passed June 8, Free and Equal Elections staff have continued to follow media coverage of Proposition 14 in California and the spread of the Top Two [...]

Happy Independence Day!

This July 4th, Free & Equal celebrates Independence Day. Two hundred and thirty-four years ago our nation was born, promising a country with liberty and justice for all. Today as we watch the fireworks, we ask ourselves if this promise still rings true.
A recent Rasmussen telephone poll found that 54% of Americans still [...]

Free & Equal to host third Illinois gubernatorial debate

Chicago (July 2, 2010) – The Free & Equal Elections Foundation announces their third Illinois Gubernatorial Debate at Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. Free & Equal previously held two gubernatorial debates during the Illinois primary season. The debate will be held from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday, July 8th.
The debate will take [...]