Repeal Closed Primaries

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 1.1 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.

74% 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 in favor of ending closed primaries in PA – add your name below to join the movement to #RepealClosedPrimaries now.

Ballot PA is a project of the Committee of Seventy and is a growing coalition of civic, community and business organizations committed to ensuring independents in Pennsylvania have the right to vote in primary elections.

 

Who's signing

Cathryn Evanek
mark horowitz
Mary Schwartz
Barb McIlvaine Smith
Mary Eby
William Schaeffer
Carolyn Haskell
stefanie lieberman
AlyceAnn Aber
Stephen Orsulak
Becky Nuttall
Christine Kozak
Susan Mattison
Barry McDonnell
Timothy Walker
Martin Stockman
Letitia spangler
Barbara Valentine
Irina Livezeanu
Marlene Gieske
William Gieske
John Hayter
Eileen Jacob
Margaret A Henderson
Martin C Karchner
Janet Quigley
LaSheya Wright
Patricia Lambert
Tabitha Lewis
KiKi and Jay McCann
4,235 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Cathryn Evanek
    signed 2023-11-07 17:34:58 -0500
  • mark horowitz
    signed 2023-11-07 17:29:01 -0500
    do it?
  • Mary Schwartz
    signed 2023-11-07 15:52:40 -0500
  • Barb McIlvaine Smith
    signed 2023-11-07 15:43:30 -0500
  • Mary Eby
    signed 2023-11-07 15:33:20 -0500
  • William Schaeffer
    signed 2023-11-07 15:23:40 -0500
  • Carolyn Haskell
    signed 2023-11-07 15:12:45 -0500
  • stefanie lieberman
    signed 2023-11-07 15:04:24 -0500
  • AlyceAnn Aber
    signed 2023-11-07 14:58:47 -0500
  • Stephen Orsulak
    signed 2023-11-07 14:51:54 -0500
    PA is living in STONE AGE Time to end this injustice!!!
  • Becky Nuttall
    signed 2023-11-07 14:47:37 -0500
  • Christine Kozak
    signed 2023-11-07 14:46:41 -0500
  • Susan Mattison
    signed 2023-11-07 14:43:25 -0500
    Other state have independent voters – let’s have PA join this!
  • Barry McDonnell
    signed 2023-11-07 14:41:06 -0500
  • Timothy Walker
    signed 2023-11-07 14:32:54 -0500
  • Martin Stockman
    signed 2023-11-07 14:29:52 -0500
  • Letitia spangler
    signed 2023-11-07 14:27:21 -0500
  • Barbara Valentine
    signed 2023-11-07 14:25:57 -0500
  • Irina Livezeanu
    signed 2023-11-07 14:23:34 -0500
  • Marlene Gieske
    signed 2023-11-07 14:18:49 -0500
  • William Gieske
    signed 2023-11-07 14:18:08 -0500
  • John Hayter
    signed 2023-11-07 14:17:07 -0500
  • Eileen Jacob
    signed 2023-11-07 14:13:23 -0500
  • Margaret A Henderson
    signed 2023-11-07 14:10:28 -0500
    This is definitely an injustice to independent voters and should be abolished!
  • Martin C Karchner
    signed 2023-11-07 14:08:53 -0500
  • Janet Quigley
    signed 2023-11-07 14:08:27 -0500
  • LaSheya Wright
    signed 2023-11-07 14:07:47 -0500
  • Patricia Lambert
    signed 2023-11-07 14:04:25 -0500
  • Tabitha Lewis
    signed 2023-11-07 13:59:27 -0500
  • KiKi and Jay McCann
    signed 2023-11-04 19:36:18 -0400
    We won’t be switching back and forth anymore, from Independent, to party of choice before elections.

    Let Rome Burn

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