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Bill Brady’s Family Attacks Choice
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady has enlisted members of his family in his effort to knock the Libertarian Party of Illinois off the November ballot, thereby wasting taxpayer dollars and reducing voter choice. As reported at the ArchPundit website, Bill Brady’s niece Brittany is working for Andrew Heffernan, the person that signed the official objection [...]
Norwood Files Lawsuit Requesting Ballot Access
NORWOOD FILES LAWSUIT REQUESTING BALLOT ACCESS; BELIEVES THAT THE 33,000+ SIGNATURES SUBMITTED WILL PRODUCE IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIRED 22,598 SIGNATURES NEEDED TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
Atlanta, GA, July 21, 2010. Mary Norwood, Independent candidate for Fulton County Commission Chair, today filed a request for a declaratory judgment in Fulton County Superior Court [...]
Mary Norwood to Submit 23,000 Signatures to Get on the Ballot as an Independent Candidate for Fulton County Commission Chair
Appears Before the Board of Elections at 2pm, Room 4056, to Address Filing Deadline
ATLANTA – Today, July 13, 2010, Mary Norwood, Independent candidate for Fulton County Commission Chair, plans to submit more than 23,000 signatures in her effort to gain ballot access for the November 2010 election. Norwood, her supporters and Christina Tobin, CEO of [...]
NBC 11Alive Atlanta: Norwood Makes Fulton Petition Deadline
The local NBC channel in Atlanta has coverage of Mary Norwood and her petition signature turn-in. “Norwood Makes Fulton Petition Deadline”.
“The board needs to let Mary run,” said Free and Equal CEO Christina Tobin. “Thirty-thousand people have signed the petitions to say they want to vote for her.”
Norwood came within 714 votes of [...]
Green Party of Texas on ballot, Dems drop ballot challenge
The San Antonio Express-News has an article covering the Green Party of Texas and their battle with the Democrats to be on the ballot. Democrats have dropped their lawsuit blocking ballot access and all four statewide candidates for the Green Party of Texas will be on the November ballot.
“Green party to stay on ballot”
The [...]
Texas Green Party Gets Favorable Ruling
Another Wall Street Journal article continues their reporting on the Green Party of Texas‘ ballot access struggles.
Texas Green Party Gets Favorable Ruling
The ruling was a victory for the Texas Green Party, which had appealed a decision by state District Judge John Dietz last week that blocked the party from naming candidates to the [...]
Update: Mary Norwood Fights to Get on Ballot
UPDATE: Mary Norwood’s lawsuit against incumbent Fulton Commission chair dismissed
In his short ruling issued July 1, Judge Jerry Baxter stated, “The court finds, at this time, there is no actual controversy … and the ends of justice do not warrant a declaratory judgment.”
Norwood, who is attempting to gather some 23,000 signatures to [...]
Circus of petition challenges in Illinois
Monday, June 28 2010, was the last day for filing objections to candidate petition signatures in Illinois for the November election. There were 81 objections filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections by 22 different objectors against a number of candidates. Christina Tobin, CEO of Free & Equal Inc., today responded to those petition [...]
Texas Green Party Appeals Ballot Decision
The Wall Street Journal has this article, “Texas Green Party Appeals Ballot Decision”, with an update on the ballot access struggles for the Green Party of Texas.
“Green Party attorneys on Monday asked the Texas Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling in time for the party to make its July 2 deadline to submit [...]
Mary Norwood Sues Current Fulton County Commission Chairman’s Campaign
Free & Equal is about justice for independent candidates and independent voters nationwide. Georgia already has the toughest ballot access requirements in the country. These nonsensical technicalities only make it even more difficult for good public servants like Mary Norwood to participate in our elections. We intend to get Norwood on [...]
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