Our political system is broken. Our national political discourse is a wreck. It’s time for an intervention.



In that spirit, The Free and Equal Elections Foundation is hosting its first Open Presidential Debate of the 2020 US Presidential election at the Hilton Chicago Hotel on March 4, 2020 at 2pm CST.



The debate will attempt to address many criticisms of recent presidential debates, including frustrating formats, irrelevant questions, and heavy-handed candidate exclusions.



The event will be broadcast live at https://freeandequal.org.



Co-hosted by Open the Debates, the debate will use innovative formats and approaches to shift the conversation toward constructive, respectful, and solution-oriented debate.



The debate will be divided into two main segments to accommodate the groundswell of participating candidates, at 2pm and 6:30pm, with a short overlapping segment with all candidates at 6pm. The cumulative debate format will provide a balanced and informative dialogue among the candidates.



General Admission $10. All proceeds go towards The Free and Equal Elections Foundation. Tickets are limited.



CANDIDATE LINEUPS





2PM (CST)



Dan Behrman, Libertarian Party

Brian Carroll, American Solidarity Party

Erik Gerhardt, Libertarian Party

Charles Kraut, Constitution Party

J.R. Myers, Life and Liberty Party

Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, Green Party

Mark Stewart, Democratic Party

Arvin Vohra, Libertarian Party

Ben Zion, Transhumanist Party





We will have a brief overlapping segment with all 18 candidates at 6pm CST.





6:30PM (CST)



Ken Armstrong, Libertarian Party

Mosie Boyd, Democratic Party

Mark Charles, Independent

Howie Hawkins, Green Party

Zoltan Istvan, Republican Party

Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian Party

Adam Kokesh, Libertarian Party

Gloria La Riva, Party for Socialism and Liberation

Vermin Supreme, Libertarian Party



THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!



Ballot Access News

Center for Election Science

Freedom Rising

Heartland Communities

Independent Voter News

National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

Nexus

Sister Winds Festival

Taxpayers United of America

Thrive Fest Hawaii

Tribal Vision

Katherine Gehl

Frank Atwood of Approval Voting USA

David Bowden and Crystal Wagner

Gennady Stolyarov



MEDIA SPONSORS



Anti-Media

Collective Evolution

Free Thought Project 4.0

The Fulcrum

Independent Voter News

The Mind Unleashed



HOW CAN I SECURE TICKETS?



You may purchase tickets on this event through eventbrite or at the following link:



https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-presidential-debate-tickets-91153024149



Additionally, a certain number of tickets are reserved for sponsors.



WHAT’S THE CRITERIA FOR INVITED CANDIDATES?



In addition to Constitutional eligibility for the office of U.S. President, we are requiring the following criteria as a demonstration of a national campaign for the office:



Candidate committee has filed with the FEC and



A) If the candidate is seeking the nomination of one of the 5 parties that has its own presidential primaries (Dem, Rep, Libt, Green, and Constitution) then the candidate must be on the ballot in primaries in two states,



OR



B) If the candidate is an independent, or is seeking the nomination of some other party, the candidate must be circulating petitions in at least two states or has submitted a detailed ballot access plan for the above.



WILL THIS DEBATE BE BROADCAST ON TELEVISION?



The event will be Livestreamed at https://freeandequal.org.