Third-Party Presidential Debate October 23, 2012

On September 12 the founder and chairman of the board of Free and Equal Elections (FEE), Christina Tobin, announced that FEE would be hosting a presidential debate at the University Club of Chicago. The announced time and place was 8.00 pm Central time on October 23, the day after the third and final debate held by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).(1)

FEE is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation “formed to ensure a fair and open electoral process for all.” Its goal is to give every candidate a chance to win (something it believes is “vital in a democracy”), and every voter a chance to vote for a candidate who reflects his or her values and beliefs. To that end it provides training for independent candidates, and helps candidates across the political spectrum to achieve ballot access.(2)

Unlike the CPD debates, which are restricted to the Democratic and Republican nominees (Barack Obama and Mitt Romney), FEE invited all candidates with a mathematical chance of winning the presidency. Obama and Romney are expected not to participate, though, as both have signed contracts with CPD prohibiting them from engaging in other debates. (The existence of those contracts may be why the FEE debate is taking place only after the CPD debates have concluded.)

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