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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 and Particiapte” awareness campaign [...]
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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 [...]
Carl Romanelli Fights Pennsylvania Democrats with a Federal Lawsuit Related to “Bonus-gate” Convictions.
“Bonus-Gate” in Pennsylvania has resulted in numerous convictions of public officials for theft, conflict of interest and conspiracy with more trials yet to come. “Bonus-gate” convictions include efforts to challenge the nominating petitions of candidates Ralph Nader in 2004 and Carl Romanelli in 2006 using state employees and state resources. “The two most outstanding examples [...]
Free & Equal Radio – 7/20/10 Guests Mary Norwood, Oliver Hall and Carl Romanelli
Tuesday Night 10pm-12am Eastern: Mary Norwood, former Atlanta council member and independent for Fulton County Commission Chair will be a guest to start the show, along with our own CEO and Founder Christina Tobin. Oliver Hall, a lawyer who has done legal work for Ralph Nader, will also join us to discuss legal situations candidates [...]
Free & Equal on Blog Talk Radio – 7/13/10 Mary Norwood files in Georgia, more from Illinois.
Tonight 9pm-11pm Central: News about Mary Norwood, independent for Fulton County Commission Chair, former Atlanta council member, and a real leader starts the show. Co-hosts Jeff Trigg and Kaylee Burton will also dive right back in to the circus in Illinois. Doug Marks, Libertarian for US House (IL-14th) and Jason Rice, Independent for 117th State [...]
Chicago State University Hosts Successful Gubernatorial Debate
CHICAGO – Chicago State University hosted a debate for Illinois gubernatorial candidates Thursday, July 8, 2010, in the Cordell Reed Student Union. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., the African-American Male Resource Center and the Latino Resource Center at Chicago State University were co-sponsors of the debate. This was the third debate for Illinois governor arranged [...]
Watch our Third IL Gubernatorial Debate
Watch our third Illinois Gubernatorial Debate here: You need to install or upgrade Flash Player to view this content, install or upgrade by clicking here. // 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 the Chicago Sun-Times, Southtown [...]
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 [...]
