Repeal Closed Primaries

Join the overwhelming majority of PA voters who favor repealing 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.

 

Click the form above to contact your legislators 🔺

 

Fill out the form below to sign our petition 🔻

 

Ballot PA is a growing coalition bringing together thousands of Pennsylvania voters, veterans, young adults, businesses, and civic organizations to fight for independents' right to vote in primary elections.

 

Who's signing

richard rothwarf
Judy Roth
Elizabeth Corea
Nicholas Sepela
Harry Broadbent
Janet Stack
Alice Guld
Noreen Nicolo
Douglas Roberts
Jan Stephano
Lisa Sadler
Olinda Kemmerer
Barbara Hoffman
Jean Holland
Pamela Moore
Nicole Pearson
Jennifer Heller
Robert M Cohen Md
Robert Schmidt
Tom Cieslinski
Nancy Lanham
Joel White
Diana Hillengas
Linda Harrison
frances Scullion- Hazam
Jo Bitzer
Adin Feaster
Michele Fausti
Stacie Bumgarner
John Anderson
4,308 signatures

Will you sign?

  • richard rothwarf
    signed via 2023-08-30 21:40:38 -0400
  • Judy Roth
    signed 2023-08-29 14:01:16 -0400
  • Elizabeth Corea
    signed 2023-08-28 20:46:23 -0400
  • Nicholas Sepela
    signed 2023-08-28 15:52:35 -0400
  • Harry Broadbent
    signed 2023-08-28 10:15:23 -0400
  • Janet Stack
    signed 2023-08-28 09:37:10 -0400
  • Alice Guld
    signed 2023-08-28 09:06:18 -0400
  • Noreen Nicolo
    signed 2023-08-28 08:44:27 -0400
  • Douglas Roberts
    signed 2023-08-28 05:30:21 -0400
  • Jan Stephano
    signed via 2023-08-27 20:09:51 -0400
  • Lisa Sadler
    signed 2023-08-27 19:09:48 -0400
  • Olinda Kemmerer
    signed via 2023-08-27 18:48:13 -0400
  • Barbara Hoffman
    signed 2023-08-27 17:26:30 -0400
  • Jean Holland
    signed 2023-08-27 15:39:31 -0400
  • Pamela Moore
    signed 2023-08-27 15:38:01 -0400
  • Nicole Pearson
    signed 2023-08-27 14:02:22 -0400
  • Jennifer Heller
    signed 2023-08-27 13:35:27 -0400
  • Robert M Cohen Md
    signed 2023-08-27 13:11:19 -0400
  • Robert Schmidt
    signed 2023-08-27 12:33:57 -0400
  • Tom Cieslinski
    signed 2023-08-27 12:21:33 -0400
  • Nancy Lanham
    signed 2023-08-27 11:46:36 -0400
  • Joel White
    signed 2023-08-27 11:45:30 -0400
  • Diana Hillengas
    signed 2023-08-27 11:42:32 -0400
  • Linda Harrison
    signed 2023-08-27 11:35:55 -0400
  • frances Scullion- Hazam
    signed 2023-08-27 11:34:57 -0400
    Independent voters leave polls vary frustrated when they learn they can only vote Questions on ballots, not for candidates from either party. Expect they don’t bother ever trying to vote in a Primary any more. It’s disenfranchisement in disguise.
  • Jo Bitzer
    signed 2023-08-27 11:16:03 -0400
  • Adin Feaster
    signed 2023-08-26 17:54:00 -0400
  • Michele Fausti
    signed via 2023-08-26 17:10:14 -0400
  • Stacie Bumgarner
    signed 2023-08-26 16:15:38 -0400
  • John Anderson
    signed 2023-08-26 09:49:50 -0400

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