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Illinois legislators face two paths regarding independent voters

Posted by on May 5, 2011 | One Response

Two bills before the Illinois legislature offer a stark contrast for reform. One would open up the ballot to more competition, while the other would restrict the right to run for office, for people who vote in a party primary. HB 2009 is a bill which would make it illegal to run for office as [...]

Categories: Free & Equal, Illinois, Legislation, Petitioning, Press Releases

Ballot access reform bills in 16 states nation-wide

Posted by on April 1, 2011 | 7 Responses

CHICAGO (April 1) – In the coming weeks, legislators in at least 16 states will be working on legislation to curb unnecessary restrictions on voter choice. In some of these states, ballot access reforms have already made it into law. On March 16, Nebraska became the first state this year to enact ballot access reform, [...]

Categories: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Free & Equal, Gary Johnson, Idaho, Illinois, Legislation, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Petitioning, Press Releases, Tennessee

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson to endorse Illinois ballot access bill

Posted by on March 23, 2011 | 4 Responses

Free & Equal held a press conference with Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson to support HB2854, a bill in the Illinois legislature which would allow filing fees as an alternative to the petition process. The press conference took place on Thursday, March 24th at 10:45am CST, at Free & Equal’s Chicago office.

You can watch a video of the press conference here.

Categories: Free & Equal, Gary Johnson, Illinois, Legislation, Petitioning, Press Releases

Illinois Representative Jim Watson introduces electoral reform bill

Posted by on February 22, 2011 | One Response

Illinois Representative Jim Watson to introduce electoral reform bill CHICAGO (Feb. 21) – Today, State Representative Jim Watson (R-97, Jacksonville) introduced

Categories: Free & Equal, Illinois, Legislation, Petitioning, Press Releases

Free & Equal condemns non-inclusive Chicago mayoral debate

Posted by on February 21, 2011 | One Response

The Free and Equal Elections Foundation issued a statement today condemning WLS ABC Channel 7′s decision to hold a non-inclusive Chicago mayoral debate on February 17, 2011. WLS included only selected candidates, intentionally excluding other legally qualified candidates. “WLS ABC Channel 7 should follow the example set by WFLD Fox Channel 32, which during the [...]

Categories: Debates, Illinois, Litigation, Press Releases


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