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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 ‘Citizens [...]

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 [...]

Free and Equal Elections Congratulates Green Party of Texas, Scolds Democratic Party

The Green Party of Texas has been facing Democratic Party lawyers and court challenges to their ballot access for statewide candidates in the November election and the Texas Supreme Court released a ruling July 2, 2010 that denied Democratic Party efforts to block Green Party candidates from participating in this election.
Christina Tobin, founder and chair [...]

Free and Equal Issues Statement in Response to Recent Texas Media Reports

Free and Equal Elections is proud to stand next to the Green Party of Texas today to release this joint statement concerning Texas media reports involving Boyd Ritchie’s anti-democratic attack on the Green Party’s recent petition drive in Texas.
The statement from Free and Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin follows:
“Boyd Ritchie’s anti-democratic and anti-choice [...]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Green Party of Texas Holds Press Conference and Turns in over 90,000 Signatures to Secretary of State on Monday

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The Green Party of Texas will turn in over 90,000 signatures on Monday, in an effort to get the party on the Texas General Election ballot this fall.
The Green Party was knocked off the ballot by the Democratic Party in 2002. This is the first time the [...]

Texas Committee Holds Hearing on Ballot Access Bill

This week the Texas State House Elections Committee held a hearing on House Bill 820. The bill would significantly reduce the number of signatures required for Independent and Third Party candidates to be placed on the ballot.
Free & Equal commends State Representative Solomon Ortiz, Jr. for introducing the bill.  The current election law requires signatures [...]