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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 Meg [...]

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 Free [...]

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 [...]

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 to [...]

Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz Uses Office to Promote Democratic and Republican Parties.

HARTFORD, Conn. – 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 and Participate” awareness campaign by Bysiewicz’s Secretary of State office is a misuse of [...]

Christina Tobin to Speak at 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy

Important information about the 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy from the Christina Tobin for California Secretary of State website. Free and Equal Elections Foundation is one of the sponsors of this awesome event and we encourage everyone to check it out. The logo and link for this event is also at the top [...]

Five Illinois Governor Candidates Confirmed for Chicago State University Debate

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Chicago State University Student Organizations to Host
Third Illinois Gubernatorial Debate

(CHICAGO) – Chicago State University’s African-American Male Resource Center and the Latino Resource Center along with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. [...]