Free & Equal to Co-Host Liberty Fest NYC

New York City, August 30, 2011 – On September 10^th 2011 liberty activists, authors, bloggers, artists and musicians from different political backgrounds and parts of the country will gather at Club Amnesia in West Chelsea, Manhattan to celebrate the cause of Liberty. It’s been hailed by some as “The Liberty Event of the Year”, but what is LibertyFest? The organizers of LibertyFest, four grass-roots activists, describe the event:

“LibertyFest is a building of coalitions from the entire spectrum of the liberty movement. We must come together if we are going to bring liberty back to our country. What better way to start rebuilding than to begin at the place where liberty was lost as we come together to bring it back on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 ,” says Gigi Bowman, co-organizer of LibertyFest and founder of Liberty-Candidates.org. Read More

North Carolina ballot access update

North Carolina House Bill 32 and Senate Bill 255, also known as the Electoral Freedom Act, passed the Senate Rules Committee on July 26. The bill has already passed the House, and may be considered an upcoming special session on September 12. North Carolina residents are encouraged to contact your State Senator and express your [...]

California Top Two update

On July 14, U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright set the date of August 22 for oral argument in Chamness v Bowen, the case that challenges the part of California’s top-two system that lets some candidates use their party label on the ballot but not other candidates. According to the order, although the judge is [...]

NC Ballot Access Reform Bill to be Heard in Senate Committee

For more information: Jordon M. Greene, North Carolina Caucus Leader 828-729-4509 • jmgreene@freethevotenc.com LENOIR (July 26) – House Bill 32, the Electoral Freedom Act of 2011 which passed the NC House of Representatives on June 7, 2011 by a 68-49 vote will finally get a hearing today. The North Carolina ballot access reform bill will [...]

Fourth circuit issues first favorable minor party or independent candidate ruling in 21 years

On July 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, issued a 14-page ruling that virtually guarantees that the Virginia residency requirement for circulators will be held unconstitutional. The decision is Lux v Judd, 10-1997. It overrules two U.S. District Court decisions issued last year, the one in this case, and one in a case [...]

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