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 [...]
Five Illinois Governor Candidates Confirmed for Chicago State University Debate
Click on the image below to download the debate flyer: Media Contact Felicia R. Horton (773) 821-4976 f-horton@csu.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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. co-sponsor the [...]
Free & Equal on Blog Talk Radio – 7/6/10 Green Party of Texas, more from Illinois
Tonight 9pm-11pm Central: Free & Equal’s Christina Tobin and Jeff Trigg will share hosting duties this week. From the Green Party of Texas, Deb Shafto for Texas Governor and kat swift join us to. Independent candidates for IL State Rep. Jason Rice and Ted Leverenz. Libertarian State Rep. candidate Steve Funk. Doug Marks, Libertarian for [...]
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 place [...]
Free & Equal on Blog Talk Radio – Illinois challenge edition
Tonight 10pm-12am Eastern: Challenged Illinois candidates William Dock Walls (Independent for Governor), Randall C. Stufflebeam (Constitution Party candidate for US Senate), Lex Green (Libertarian for Governor), Julie Fox (Libertarian for Controller) and more tonight! Not to mention Free & Equal doyenne Christina Tobin! Challengers Sharon Ann Meroni and Sherman also invited! Call in 347-633-9636. Listen [...]
Free & Equal Inc.: Circus of petition challenges in Illinois
Monday, June 28 2010, was the last day for filing objections to candidate petition signatures in Illinois for the November election. There were 81 objections filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections by 22 different objectors against a number of candidates. Christina Tobin, CEO of Free & Equal Inc., today responded to those petition [...]
Free & Equal: Cook County Republicans following George Ryan’s political playbook
Christina Tobin, founder of Free and Equal Elections Foundation, released a statement today in response to an email recently put out by the Cook County Republicans on behalf of the Illinois Republican Party. The email started with a shocking admission by Illinois Republicans that they intend to challenge candidates’ petitions based on the potential political [...]
Protecting the Privacy Rights of Petition Signers
Do petition signers have a constitutional right to keep their names undisclosed? Or should their support of various initiatives be made public? Without a doubt, keep the names private. Currently before the U.S. Supreme Court is a case named Doe v. Reed. At issue is whether or not the names of people who signed an [...]
A snapshot of politics in IL
Just another day in the life of a political machine. Your support of Free & Equal has and will continue to frustrate politicians like these. Someone has to! This photo and editorial was published in the Southtown Star.
Watch FOX interview with Christina Tobin
Watch Free & Equal Founder and CEO Christina Tobin give a five-minute interview on FOX Chicago Sunday about the corrupt and exclusionary ballot-access procedures in Illinois. Watch the embedded video below or click HERE. You need to install or upgrade Flash Player to view this content, install or upgrade by clicking here. // Source: Fox News [...]
Illinois ballot access tyrannical, switch to filing fees imperative
Chicago – Free & Equal Election Law Attorney Andrew Spiegel is drafting a legislative proposal that would replace all Illinois signature requirements with modest filing fees. This would apply to all candidates, regardless of political affiliation. Illinois requires all candidates running for statewide office to collect signatures to get on the ballot in primary elections; meanwhile, nearly two-thirds [...]
Filing fees state-by-state
Two-thirds of the states require only a filing fee for candidates of qualified parties to get on the ballot in primary elections. Illinois is one of the few states with a signature requirement, while allowing any citizen to challenge those signatures. Primary Ballot Access for Statewide Candidates (source: Ballot Access News) State Petition Requirement or [...]
Free & Equal to hold press conference in Springfield Wednesday
CHICAGO – The Free & Equal Elections Foundation is inviting all area media outlets to a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Springfield Capitol Press Room. Free & Equal Founder and CEO Christina Tobin will talk about efforts within the Illinois political establishment to silence the voice of the people. Illinois House Speaker [...]
Christina speaks at Rockford, IL Tea Party
On Saturday, February 20, 2010 Free & Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin spoke at the Rockford, IL Tea Party about uniting against the political establishment. You can watch the video below. You need to install or upgrade Flash Player to view this content, install or upgrade by clicking here. //
Tobin to Rockford Tea Party this weekend
Free & Equal is very pleased to announce that our fearless leader, Christina Tobin, will deliver the first of two keynote addresses at a townhall event Saturday hosted by the Rockford (Illinois) Tea Party. The event kicks off at 8:45 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. at the Stockholm Inn in Rockford. Christina is scheduled [...]
Illinois Debate a Success
Free & Equal would like to thank all of those who made our second Illinois gubernatorial debate a tremendous success. Special thanks to the terrific slate of candidates who participated: Dan Proft and Adam Andrzejewski (Republicans) Randall Stufflebeam (Constitution) Rich Whitney (Green) Lex Green (Libertarian) William “Dock” Walls and Michael White (Independents) These candidates showed [...]
Watch the Illinois Gubernatorial Debate LIVE – 7pm CST
Watch Free & Equal’s second Illinois Gubernatorial Debate here: You need to install or upgrade Flash Player to view this content, install or upgrade by clicking here. //
Free & Equal founder to host debate
Chicago (Jan. 27, 2010) – Christina Tobin, founder and chief executive of The Free & Equal Elections Foundation, will moderate todayʼs Free & Equal Illinois Gubernatorial Debate. Tobin also moderated the first Free & Equal debate of the 2010 governorʼs race back in October. That event can be seen in its entirety at www.freeandequal.org. Todayʼs [...]
Seven confirmed for Free & Equal gubernatorial debate
Chicago (Jan. 21, 2010) — Seven candidates have confirmed they will attend this week’s Free & Equal Illinois Gubernatorial Debate, hosted by The Free & Equal Elections Foundation. Five University of Chicago student organizations will co-sponsor the event: Students for a Free Society, Students for a Democratic Society, College Republicans, College Democrats and the student [...]
Second Illinois Gubernatorial Debate Flyer Released
Free and Equal’s second Illinois Gubernatorial Debate will take place Wednesday, January 27th at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. You can download flyers from our website, in Large and Small versions. You can also visit our event page on Facebook. Please tell your friends! You can find more information about [...]
Six confirmed for Free & Equal gubernatorial debate at University of Chicago
Chicago (Jan. 19, 2010) – Six candidates have been confirmed for the second Illinois gubernatorial debate to be hosted by The Free & Equal Elections Foundation. The event will be co-sponsored by the University of Chicago Students For A Free Society. The debate will commence at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the Booth [...]
Free & Equal to host gubernatorial debate at University of Chicago
Chicago (Jan. 18, 2010) – The Free & Equal Elections Foundation has locked in a new time and date for its Illinois Gubernatorial Debate set to take place here later this month. All candidates who are running for Governor of Illinois have been invited to participate in a debate at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. [...]
Free & Equal to host Illinois gubernatorial debate at Northwestern University
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christina Tobin, Founder and Chair Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: christina@freeandequal.org Web: www.freeandequal.org Chicago (Jan. 8, 2010) – The Free & Equal Elections Foundation will host a debate between the candidates for Governor of Illinois at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. All candidates who have [...]
Climate for Reform Grows in Illinois
We’ve spoken before about the Putback Amendment being circulated in Illinois. That initiative includes a very broad range of reforms, including provisions for free and equal ballot access. However, that is not the only major reform effort being expressed through the initiative process now in Illinois. The Fair Map Amendment concentrates solely on redistricting. Free [...]
