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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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  • Joshua Farmer
    signed 2023-03-26 22:04:51 -0400
    David Thorburgh wrote an explanation about independent voters in PA answering someone else’s question I believe through Quora and it blew my mind when I read his statement. I can’t believe they actually shutout independent voters because no affiliation. I was a Republican to a Conservative to Independent because I’m tired of both parties. I don’t understand why it’s so wrong being an independent and than you can actually look at the core values and beliefs of people your voting for in both parties rather than focusing on one party. I also don’t agree with abortion and if I wanted to be a Democrat that’s prolife than I would probably be the only one. I also only believe in the popular vote and I think the electoral vote is a joke and it is basically saying the General population isn’t fit to vote. What’s the point of even voting with the electoral vote. Our representatives in our country makes everything so confusing so they can basically do what they want when they disagree and get away with it.
  • Mark Sergas
    signed 2023-03-26 12:21:09 -0400
    This should be a right for all citizens with the duopoly the parties have in politics.
  • Marco Penso
    signed 2023-03-26 11:19:17 -0400
  • Mary Beth Parkinson
    signed 2023-03-23 09:00:06 -0400
  • Olivia Moore
    signed 2023-03-22 17:12:57 -0400
    As a third party supporter who cannot vote in closed primaries, and has since been disgusted that we the people are only limited to two parties, I henceforth lend my support to this cause.
  • Darin Toliver
    signed 2023-03-22 16:46:17 -0400
  • Kristie Iushkova
    signed 2023-03-22 08:35:59 -0400
  • Dianna MacDaniel
    signed 2023-03-21 11:15:03 -0400
    Everyone who is of legal age and whatever affiliation that they choose should have the right to vote!
  • Steven Souder
    signed 2023-03-20 22:12:54 -0400
    This two-party system we have here in the U.S. is rotten. Rotten to the core, and we the people must do what we can to have both sides looking more toward the middle.
  • Bethany Riker
    signed 2023-03-20 09:15:08 -0400
  • Brian Aigeldinger
    signed 2023-03-19 15:50:52 -0400
    Pennsylvania Voting policies for the primaries are a joke. Feels like the election is pre-rigged to a certain extent when my only option is to vote for one of the 2 clowns the main parties voted for, but I did not…
  • Richard Johnson
    signed 2023-03-19 14:38:36 -0400
  • Lyn Alexander
    signed 2023-03-19 13:23:48 -0400
    have waited the better part of a lifetime so that I could register according to my heart AND still keep my right to vote (which has been denied to all non D’s or R’s.
  • Tony Garisto
    signed 2023-03-19 12:47:27 -0400
  • Zacherl Luke
    signed 2023-03-19 11:25:12 -0400
  • Janice Fiore
    signed 2023-03-19 10:01:22 -0400
    It’s about time we gave all Pennsylvanian voters equal opportunity to vote in our primary elections!
  • Roberta Brunner
    signed via 2023-03-18 20:53:01 -0400
  • Kimberly Stewart
    signed 2023-03-18 18:44:40 -0400
    I am a registered independent and want to vote in the primary. Change the rules.
  • Rachel Edelman
    signed 2023-03-18 16:20:45 -0400
  • sheilah spencer
    signed 2023-03-18 13:42:49 -0400
    I’m an Independent voter, and I live in Pennsylvania.
  • John Kennedy
    signed 2023-03-18 11:40:24 -0400
  • Edgar Stephan
    signed 2023-03-18 09:54:16 -0400
  • Andrew Churchill
    signed 2023-03-18 02:48:34 -0400
  • Kathleen Wulff
    signed 2023-03-17 16:21:14 -0400
  • Joshua Summers
    signed 2023-03-16 22:24:21 -0400
  • Sharon Tunkel
    signed 2023-03-15 08:05:44 -0400
    PA elections need to be open for all regardless of party affiliation or even no party chosen.
  • Veronica Mackler
    signed 2023-03-14 19:39:39 -0400
  • Christian Fyke
    signed 2023-03-14 17:32:51 -0400
  • Paul Gamble
    signed 2023-03-14 15:11:16 -0400
  • Timothy Bellew
    signed via 2023-03-14 09:13:40 -0400

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