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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.

 

4,672 signatures

Will you sign?

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  • Michael Gecht
    signed 2023-05-23 09:28:08 -0400
    By forbidding Independents to vote in the Primary, we are removing a piece of our decomcracy. Given the political environment through the decades, allowing Independents to vote in the Primary could bring about more credible candidates.
  • Noreen Oconer
    signed 2023-05-23 09:28:03 -0400
  • Jeff Million
    signed 2023-05-23 09:28:00 -0400
  • Richard Harold
    signed 2023-05-23 09:25:54 -0400
  • Jason Donmoyer
    signed 2023-05-23 09:20:22 -0400
  • Helen Gruver
    signed 2023-05-22 18:17:31 -0400
  • Jay Shifman
    signed 2023-05-22 08:49:08 -0400
  • Katelyn Walker
    signed 2023-05-20 22:49:06 -0400
  • Gary Sunderland
    signed 2023-05-20 21:34:15 -0400
    Let’s do it!
  • Anne Lyons
    signed 2023-05-20 12:54:12 -0400
  • Lauren Dembo
    signed 2023-05-20 10:55:56 -0400
  • Elisabeth Minthorn
    signed 2023-05-19 16:02:53 -0400
  • Clayton Johnson
    signed via 2023-05-19 09:43:53 -0400
  • Teresa Hersey
    signed 2023-05-19 09:00:46 -0400
    This is crazy that so many people, just because they have no party affiliation, are cut out of the privilege to vote in an election. This needs to be rectified, it is the right of EVERY American to vote.
  • Peter Grafius
    signed via 2023-05-18 22:03:41 -0400
    Politics should not be treated like a team sport where only the fans get service. These are real issues that affect everyone. They should be handled with dignity and include everyone.
  • Kyle Kelly
    signed 2023-05-18 15:04:39 -0400
  • David Nyman
    signed 2023-05-18 08:57:40 -0400
  • Lora bartlett
    signed 2023-05-18 07:22:26 -0400
  • Meredith Torres
    signed 2023-05-17 17:02:38 -0400
  • Leah Rash
    signed 2023-05-17 15:48:36 -0400
  • Sandra Grafius
    signed 2023-05-17 13:58:48 -0400
    Although I am a registered Democrat, I want to see Pennsylvania move to the open primary in order to cease disenfranchising voters who are not members of the two main political parties. The closed primary option should be illegal in the United States as it prevents many duly registered voters from exercising a constitutional right. This is unconscionable and unethical.
  • Cory Johnson
    signed 2023-05-17 11:50:08 -0400
    We deserve fair, free, honest and open elections.
  • Karen Pummer
    signed 2023-05-17 11:23:00 -0400
  • Heather Klimek
    signed via 2023-05-17 09:07:48 -0400
  • Lionel Fowler
    signed 2023-05-16 18:14:30 -0400
    If we pay are taxes into it we should be able to in it all primary or regular
  • kevin messick
    signed 2023-05-16 15:26:45 -0400
    Please let me vote.
  • Tanya Taylor
    signed 2023-05-16 14:57:10 -0400
    Just got turned away from the ballot here in our primary because I am registered an Independent. If there is not going to be an independent in the Fall election, I believe we should be able to vote in the primary. Does our vote not matter?
  • Stephen Smith
    signed 2023-05-16 14:22:14 -0400
  • Robert Chappell
    signed 2023-05-16 12:57:22 -0400
  • David Eberle
    signed 2023-05-16 12:30:43 -0400

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