Peace and Freedom Party

Posted on September 8, 2011 by the Communications Committee

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Posted on February 8, 2011 by the State Central Committee

This press release and statement were issued by the State Central Committee of the California Peace and Freedom Party on February 8, 2011.

For Immediate Release - February 8, 2012

SECRETARY OF STATE LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CALLED "UNLAWFUL"

Sacramento, CA -- California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has given no explanation to the party's state chair for omitting two of the four presidential candidates in the Peace and Freedom Party from the primary ballot. Peace and Freedom Party State Chair C.T. Weber of Sacramento calls the omission "unlawful," and the omitted candidates are protesting the decision.

In a statement issued today [see below], party chair Weber cites Elections Code sections that specify how presidential primary candidates are supposed to be selected by the Secretary of State, and suggests that code sections covering other parties may have improperly been applied to the Peace and Freedom Party candidates. He also cites a failure by the Secretary of State to consult party county chairs, as specifically required in the Elections Code, and accuses Bowen of failing to consider as required by law the letter submitted to her by C.T. Weber on behalf of the Peace and Freedom Party State Executive Committee that listed all four candidates for inclusion. "No Secretary of State has ever overruled our party's report listing our primary candidates," says Weber, "until this mistaken decision by Secretary Bowen."

In the list announced Monday night, Bowen included Stewart Alexander and Rocky Anderson on the ballot, but omitted Peta Lindsay and Stephen Durham. Weber was unable to get an explanation when he went to the Secretary of State's Sacramento office the next morning, and reports that officials in the office refused to divulge what criteria Bowen used to make her choices, who was present at the meeting where the criteria were developed, and whether Bowen herself was present at the meeting.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by the Website Workers Council

We are developing a campaign website, which will be published at peaceandfreedom2012.org. This article is a summary.

Presidential Primary

All four announced candidates for the Peace and Freedom nomination for President have been nominated by other parties. These affiliations are noted for identification only. The State Central Committee has not taken a position for or against any of the candidates in the Presidential primary. Listed in alphabetical order.

• Stewart Alexander, nominee of the Socialist Party U.S.A. - candidate website
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, nominee of the Justice Party -- candidate website
• Stephen Durham, nominee of the Freedom Socialist Party -- candidate website
• Peta Lindsay, nominee of the Party for Socialilsm and Liberation -- candidate website

The results of the primary on not binding on the nominating convention, which will be held on August 4 and 5 in Southern California. Delegates to the convention will be the new members of the county central committees elected at the same time (see below).