Press Releases

- Open Debates Applauds Candy Crowley for Defying Debate Contract, Press Release, 17 October 2012

- Three Corporations Withdraw Sponsorship of Debate Commission, Press Release, 2 October 2012

- 18 Pro-Democracy Groups Call on Debate Commission to Make Contract Public, Press Release, 27 September 2012

- Open Debates Criticizes Debate Commission For Informing Candidates of Debate Topics, Press Release, 20 September 2012

- Open Debates Calls On Presidential Debate Commission to Make Secret Contract Public, Press Release, 23 August 2012

- Reform Needed In Wake of Vice-Presidential Debate, Press Release, 3 October 2008

- Pro-Democracy Groups Call on Debate Commission to Make Secret Contract Public, Press Release, 18 September 2008

- Majority of Voters Support Inclusion of Bob Barr in Debates, Press Release, 5 September 2008

- Open Debates Condemns Exclusion of Kucinich from Primary Debate, Press Release , 16 January 2008

- Coalition Asks Commission on Presidential Debates To Eliminate Corporate Money, Press Release, 29 September 2004

- Poll Finds That Most Voters Want Third-Party Voices Included in Debates; 57 Percent Want Nader Included, Press Release, 22 September 2004

- Open Debates Calls For Further Debate Reform, Press Release, 21 September 2004

- George Farah Challenges Janet Brown to Debate the Debates, Press Release, 3 September 2004

- Pro-Democracy Groups Issue Report Critical of Commission on Presidential Debates, Press Release, 23 August 2004

- Following Court Ruling, Civic Leaders and Elected Officials Call on Candidates to Participate in Debates Proposed by Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 16 August 2004

- Commission on Presidential Debates' Proposal Insufficient, Press Relase, 17 June 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Announces Debate Sites; Former Presidential Candidates Call on Current Candidates to Participate, Press Release, 24 May 2004

- Open Debates Files IRS Complaint against the Commission on Presidential Debates, Press Release, 12 April 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Offers to Sponsor Monthly Presidential Debates, Press Release, 16 March 2004

- Broad Civic Support for Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 8 March 2004

- Open Debates Files FEC Complaint against the Commission on Presidential Debates, Press Release, 19 February 2004

- Majority of Democratic Candidates Support a Nonpartisan Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 12 February 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Formed, Press Release, 12 Jan 2004

- Open Debates Applauds Rep. Kucinich, Press Release, 25 Nov 2003

- The Commission on Presidential Debates' Plan Obstructs Voter Education, 6 Nov 2003

- Effort to Reform the Presidential Debates Intensifies, 6 Oct 2003