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Tobin cited in Chicago Tribune column
Eric Zorn at the Chicago Tribune came to Free and Equal for some answers on ballot access laws in Illinois and how they compare to other states. Zorn’s article points out some of our own Christina Tobin’s history of battling ballot access challenges for more than a decade. Speaking about a candidate announcing an independent [...]
Illinois ballot access tyrannical, switch to filing fees imperative
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 [...]
Strong majority of candidates defended by Free & Equal to be on 2010 primary ballot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christina Tobin, Founder and CEO Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Web: www.freeandequalinc.com Chicago, Illinois — Free & Equal, Inc. has successfully helped at least seven candidates overcome Illinois’ senseless ballot-access system to retain their spot on the 2010 primary election ballot. “While the establishment political machine in Illinois continues to use taxpayer [...]
Candidates Still Fighting to Appear on Illinois Primary Ballots
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ With the Illinois primaries now less than 35 days away, some candidates are still fighting to maintain their spot on the February ballot. Illinois’ arcane and discriminatory ballot access laws are still being used to knock legitimate candidates off the ballot and keep [...]
Chicago Board of Elections Ignores Due Process and Common Sense
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Chicago Board of Elections Ignores Due Process and Common Sense Apparently, a hearing was held by the Chicago Board of Elections last Wednesday, December 8, at which the Board ruled Deb Leticia Gordils off the ballot in the Republican Primary for State House, [...]
Free and Equal, Inc., Convinces Another Challenger to Drop Objections to Petitions in Illinois
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Free and Equal, Inc., Convinces Another Challenger to Drop Objections to Petitions in Illinois Free and Equal, Inc., is proud to announce more success in convincing challengers drop their objections to candidates seeking placement on the Illinois ballot in 2010. By moving past [...]
Free and Equal, Inc., Adds to Client List
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Free and Equal, Inc., is now assisting in the defense of 15 Illinois candidates facing objections to their campaign’s signatures, from all three ballot-qualified parties. The most recent candidates who have hired Free and Equal, Inc., are Ed Scanlan, Democrat for Governor; Kenneth [...]
Illinois Board of Elections Violates its Own Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Illinois Board of Elections Violates its Own Rules When a political machine wants a candidate off the ballot in Illinois, the odds are heavily stacked against the candidate. The process of objecting to a candidate’s petitions has only one purpose: to allow only [...]
Free and Equal asks, Rigged Election in Illinois, Again?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Rigged Elections in Illinois, Again? Free and Equal, Inc., is assisting two Green Party candidates filing for U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2010. Dan Kairis, running in District 14, and Bill Scheurer, in District 8, have both been challenged by Democratic [...]
Free & Equal, Inc., Creates Harmony Across Party Lines In Illinois Challenge Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: Christina@freeandequalinc.com Website: https://www.freeandequalinc.com/ Free & Equal, Inc., Creates Harmony Across Party Lines In Illinois Challenge Process Free and Equal, Inc., assisted one candidate in dropping objections before the Illinois Board of Elections on Wednesday. In another case involving Free and Equal clients, a prominent Democrat has [...]
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