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

Terri Gerace
Deborah McKee
James Robinson
K Barlow
Sean Northrop
Thomas Stack
Vidya Rajan
Leon Beasley
Janis Trubic
Ebonie Njau
Berdina Cornish
Judy Allison
Marie Weaver
Jessica Sutton
Nedette Otterbein
Connie Hahn
Steven Izzo
Susan O'Hara-Moore
Debra Livingston
Jane Conover
Almando Carrasquillo
Suzanne Tate
Hannah Greer
Lisa Jo Fanelli-Greer
Rebeca Cruz-Esteves
Lauren Phillips
Sarah Murphy
Carrie Kane
Todd Bell
Alisha Davis
4,352 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Terri Gerace
    signed 2024-10-14 05:25:39 -0400
    As one of the 1.2 million PA residents who are Independent in the political spectrum, my voice is just as important in voting as any Republican or Democratic. Please help those bills that will make our voices heard in the polls.
  • Deborah McKee
    signed 2024-10-08 14:01:58 -0400
  • James Robinson
    signed 2024-09-26 16:07:19 -0400
  • K Barlow
    signed 2024-09-16 16:12:59 -0400
  • Sean Northrop
    signed 2024-09-12 18:11:10 -0400
  • Thomas Stack
    signed 2024-09-12 18:10:02 -0400
    End voter suppression now.
  • Vidya Rajan
    signed 2024-09-12 16:51:34 -0400
    Please let’s get our politics back to moderation.
  • Leon Beasley
    signed 2024-09-12 16:45:14 -0400
  • Janis Trubic
    signed 2024-09-10 13:41:21 -0400
  • Ebonie Njau
    signed 2024-09-10 11:27:41 -0400
  • Berdina Cornish
    signed 2024-09-03 11:56:56 -0400
  • Judy Allison
    signed 2024-08-19 17:53:56 -0400
  • Marie Weaver
    signed 2024-08-19 14:29:24 -0400
  • Jessica Sutton
    signed 2024-08-14 10:40:14 -0400
  • Nedette Otterbein
    signed via 2024-08-12 16:40:43 -0400
  • Connie Hahn
    signed 2024-08-12 00:14:48 -0400
  • Steven Izzo
    signed 2024-08-10 09:26:33 -0400
  • Susan O'Hara-Moore
    signed 2024-08-09 15:00:33 -0400
  • Debra Livingston
    signed 2024-08-09 10:32:17 -0400
    It’s not a democracy when independents can’t have a voice in primary elections
  • Jane Conover
    signed 2024-08-09 10:00:03 -0400
  • Almando Carrasquillo
    signed 2024-08-08 12:56:33 -0400
    “NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
  • Suzanne Tate
    signed 2024-08-07 19:17:59 -0400
  • Hannah Greer
    signed 2024-08-02 04:11:36 -0400
  • Lisa Jo Fanelli-Greer
    signed 2024-08-02 04:08:15 -0400
  • Rebeca Cruz-Esteves
    signed 2024-07-30 10:16:24 -0400
  • Lauren Phillips
    signed 2024-07-25 12:40:34 -0400
  • Sarah Murphy
    signed 2024-07-22 16:46:19 -0400
  • Carrie Kane
    signed 2024-07-22 14:13:12 -0400
  • Todd Bell
    signed 2024-07-22 09:53:17 -0400
  • Alisha Davis
    signed 2024-07-21 15:56:52 -0400

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