Free & Equal will hold a rally/festival at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on September 19, 2015, between 5 pm and 10 pm. Free & Equal held a similar event at the same location last year. The event always attracts a big audience and aims to get youth interested in running for office, voting, other forms of political activism. Free & Equal uses its events to increase public awareness of flaws in the U.S. election process. See here for more information. Free & Equal hosted the only televised general election presidential debates in 2012 that included candidates other than the Democratic and Republican nominees.

On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions, including the very closely-watched same-sex marriage opinion. The Court said the last three opinions of the term will be out on Monday, June 29. Among them will be Arizona State Legislature v Arizona State Redistricting Commission, 13-1314. The issue is whether the state initiative process can be used to change laws affecting congressional elections, or whether only a legislature can do that.

Pennsylvania elects its State Treasurer in partisan elections, held in presidential election years. Earlier this year, the Democratic State Treasurer resigned, and Governor Tom Wolf, also a Democrat, chose Timothy Reese to replace him. Reese is a registered independent. On June 24, the Senate Committee that handles confirmation of gubernatorial appointees approved Reese for the job. Now the full Senate will vote on his appointment. Reese is a venture capitalist.