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Every spring, Pennsylvania's voters head to the polls for the Commonwealth's primary elections.

But not everyone is included in this process. That’s because primaries are closed in Pennsylvania.  More than 1.4 million taxpaying independent voters are denied their right to vote in these elections, despite paying their share of $75 million a year to fund them.

It’s time to #RepealClosedPrimaries and allow every legally registered voter to cast a ballot in PA’s primary.

77% of Pennsylvanians support repealing closed primaries - including strong majorities of independents, Democrats, and Republicans.

Repealing closed primaries would guarantee a more fair process, increase the competitiveness of races, and help limit the amount of extremism and gridlock on both sides.

Join the overwhelming majority of PA voters who favor repealing closed primaries.

 

4,478 signatures

Will you sign?

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  • Rianna Bixler
    signed 2025-05-21 10:35:12 -0400
  • Beth Clark
    signed via 2025-05-21 10:01:44 -0400
  • John Crilly
    signed 2025-05-21 09:33:31 -0400
    Not OK to deny voters to vote.
  • Helen Stickney
    signed 2025-05-20 21:23:44 -0400
    It’s shameful that as an independent, I can’t vote in the primary for the mayor of my borough, borough council, or school board —even though these are non-partisan roles in my region. It’s hard to swallow the idea that I have to claim party affiliation to a party I don’t align with in order to participate in the civic process.
  • Kim VanOrmer
    signed 2025-05-20 17:02:05 -0400
  • Robert Rainforth
    signed 2025-05-20 14:58:09 -0400
    I am a trumpster and I hate the republicans and the demothat’s.
  • Julia Petipas Durishin
    signed 2025-05-20 14:31:16 -0400
    This is long overdue! Closed primaries favor extremism positions on both sides, not the best candidates.
  • Kimberly Salivonchik
    signed 2025-05-20 13:11:12 -0400
  • Matthew Rhinehart
    signed 2025-05-20 10:47:03 -0400
  • Janet Flissar
    signed 2025-05-20 10:25:58 -0400
  • Zachary Ziobro
    signed 2025-05-20 09:29:09 -0400
  • Kimberly Williams
    signed 2025-05-20 08:39:55 -0400
  • David Munn
    signed via 2025-05-20 08:01:36 -0400
  • Aristides Otero
    signed 2025-05-20 07:55:33 -0400
  • Milana Rice
    signed via 2025-05-20 07:22:28 -0400
    I can’t help but laugh whenever I hear about the power of our vote or the freedom we supposedly have to cast it—because as an Independent voter, I don’t have the right or the freedom to participate in preliminaries. Closed primaries strip me of my freedom of choice, undermining the very democratic principles of our Republic, that my ancestors fought to establish. This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a betrayal of the principles they sacrificed everything for. And yet, here we are. End Closed Preliminaries.
  • Paul Hegarty
    signed 2025-05-20 07:16:56 -0400
  • Chris Clark
    signed 2025-05-20 06:53:05 -0400
  • Gayle AHarrah
    signed 2025-05-20 06:35:42 -0400
  • Daniel Preziosi
    signed 2025-05-20 05:56:20 -0400
  • Savannah Casey
    signed 2025-05-19 19:20:44 -0400
  • Donna Roush
    signed 2025-05-19 19:05:35 -0400
  • Joseph Puliti
    signed 2025-05-19 15:37:33 -0400
  • Brian Heacock
    signed 2025-05-17 09:48:59 -0400
  • Gretchen Heacock
    signed 2025-05-16 14:27:16 -0400
  • Titus Robinson
    signed 2025-05-16 00:01:56 -0400
  • E T Harris
    signed 2025-05-14 22:24:52 -0400
  • Kailey Booth
    signed 2025-05-14 18:50:02 -0400
  • Ashley Smith
    signed 2025-05-14 09:15:22 -0400
  • Chad Dougherty
    signed 2025-05-13 10:44:04 -0400
  • Kelly Williams
    signed 2025-05-13 06:39:34 -0400

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