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

Ann Lipshutz
Valerie Steinman
Thomas Connor
William Eberle
Ann Duffield
Edda Schwartz
Patrick Naimoli
Sarah Kaesemeyer
Glenn Heck
Marie Wilkus
Joan Martini
Cheryl Glasgow
Donna Cook
Alyce Hobson
Sidney Kahn
Jody Auerbach
Ellen Briggs
Lynn Richards
Melinda Robinson-Paquette
Dianne Wall-Gillikin
Shirley Lentini
Dave Blaine
Donna Darcangelo
Sara Stonaha
Linda Nielsen
Nancy Shaw
Richard Schaeffer
Louis Zayon
Robin Benkart
Allison Roess
4,233 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Ann Lipshutz
    signed 2023-08-21 15:24:21 -0400
  • Valerie Steinman
    signed 2023-08-21 15:17:01 -0400
  • Thomas Connor
    signed 2023-08-21 15:12:08 -0400
  • William Eberle
    signed via 2023-08-21 15:11:16 -0400
  • Ann Duffield
    signed via 2023-08-21 15:00:10 -0400
  • Edda Schwartz
    signed via 2023-08-21 14:40:53 -0400
  • Patrick Naimoli
    signed 2023-08-21 14:27:20 -0400
    I think this is due-give us the opportunity to choose the candidate, not the party!
  • Sarah Kaesemeyer
    signed via 2023-08-21 14:13:58 -0400
  • Glenn Heck
    signed 2023-08-21 14:00:04 -0400
  • Marie Wilkus
    signed 2023-08-21 13:34:29 -0400
  • Joan Martini
    signed 2023-08-21 13:20:02 -0400
  • Cheryl Glasgow
    signed 2023-08-21 13:03:38 -0400
  • Donna Cook
    signed 2023-08-21 12:43:55 -0400
    Closed primaries have pushed candidates of BOTH parties further toward their extremes. It’s time to remove the last vestiges of the old “machine” party politics from Pennsylvania and start bringing sanity back into our public sphere!
  • Alyce Hobson
    signed 2023-08-21 12:42:02 -0400
  • Sidney Kahn
    signed 2023-08-21 12:28:56 -0400
  • Jody Auerbach
    signed 2023-08-21 12:28:55 -0400
  • Ellen Briggs
    signed via 2023-08-21 12:15:30 -0400
  • Lynn Richards
    signed 2023-08-21 12:11:55 -0400
  • Melinda Robinson-Paquette
    signed 2023-08-21 12:11:30 -0400
  • Dianne Wall-Gillikin
    signed 2023-08-21 12:08:32 -0400
  • Shirley Lentini
    signed 2023-08-21 11:54:36 -0400
  • Dave Blaine
    signed 2023-08-21 11:51:59 -0400
    Dave Blaine
  • Donna Darcangelo
    signed 2023-08-21 11:25:27 -0400
  • Sara Stonaha
    signed via 2023-08-21 11:23:12 -0400
    Sara Stonaha
  • Linda Nielsen
    signed 2023-08-21 11:17:31 -0400
  • Nancy Shaw
    signed 2023-08-21 11:16:39 -0400
  • Richard Schaeffer
    signed 2023-08-21 11:14:17 -0400
  • Louis Zayon
    signed via 2023-08-21 11:10:30 -0400
    Louis Zayon
  • Robin Benkart
    signed 2023-08-21 11:06:15 -0400
  • Allison Roess
    signed 2023-08-21 10:57:33 -0400
    Repeal

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