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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; [...]

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 [...]

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 and Christina [...]

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 Access [...]

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 Grady [...]

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 Party [...]

StopTopTwo.org’s Christina Tobin Tells Governor Schwarzengger to Chill Out.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As reported in the San Jose Mercury News yesterday, Thursday, July 29, a lawsuit was filed charging that state Senate Bill 6 is unconstitutional. SB 6 is the legislation that put Proposition 14, the Top Two election system, on the June 8 California ballot.
Specifically, the lawsuit claims that SB 6 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]