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 in the Cordell Reed Student Union Building of Chicago State University, located at 9501 S. King Drive in Chicago, IL. Sponsoring the debate will be the Student Government Association, African American Male Resource Center, Latino Resource Center, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.
Bill Brady (Republican Party), Scott Cohen (Independent), Lex Green (Libertarian Party), Pat Quinn (Democratic Party), William Walls III (Independent), Michael White (Constitution Party), and Rich Whitney (Green Party) have all been invited to share their message with Illinois voters.
Free & Equal is committed to giving all qualified candidates an equal voice in the debate. All invited candidates recently submitted petitions sufficient to qualify for the ballot.
“Until recently, Illinois has not seen a truly inclusive debate since Libertarian Robin Miller joined Al Salvi (R) and Dick Durbin (D) for a three way debate for U.S. Senate in 1996,” said Free & Equal Founder and Chair Christina Tobin. “Salvi and Durbin were brave enough to face a bigger and broader debate. I challenge Pat Quinn and Bill Brady to live up to their example, show some backbone and debate all serious contenders.
“Article III, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution says ‘All Elections Shall Be Free And Equal’. Whoever is elected Governor will take an oath to uphold that Constitution, and we expect them to live up to that core principle of democracy starting today,” continued Tobin. “Illinois needs new and diverse ideas today more than ever.”
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Free & Equal, Inc. is a full-service ballot access consulting and petitioning firm specializing in ballot access for independent and third party candidates.
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