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

John Whelchel
Angela Apel
Mary Murray
Felix Kagi
Todd Anderson
Kate Cuozzo
Jona Sinanaj
Kristina Brehm
Cathie Brown-Blair
Mary Ann Robertson
Philip Heffner
Alison Hapka
Barbara Howard
R. Wesley Newswanger
Christine Wray
Frank Bruno
Penelope Lisk
Joanne Magen
Paige H
Gene Weierbach
William Telek
Judy Glenn
Al Demarcki
Janice Mooney
Colleen Malone
Mary Park
Shanae Brown
Michele McKinney
David Duys
Jessica Forsell
4,197 signatures

Will you sign?

  • John Whelchel
    signed 2023-07-09 12:57:34 -0400
  • Angela Apel
    signed via 2023-07-09 10:02:06 -0400
  • Mary Murray
    signed via 2023-07-09 08:00:50 -0400
  • Felix Kagi
    signed via 2023-07-08 23:29:29 -0400
  • Todd Anderson
    signed via 2023-07-08 13:31:38 -0400
    I’m getting burnt out on BOTH of the parties!
  • Kate Cuozzo
    signed via 2023-07-07 19:31:01 -0400
  • Jona Sinanaj
    signed via 2023-07-06 23:40:44 -0400
  • Kristina Brehm
    signed via 2023-07-06 20:40:09 -0400
    There should be no closed primaries in any state of the country.
  • Cathie Brown-Blair
    signed 2023-07-05 14:15:36 -0400
  • Mary Ann Robertson
    signed via 2023-07-02 09:50:35 -0400
  • Philip Heffner
    signed via 2023-07-01 08:09:53 -0400
  • Alison Hapka
    signed 2023-06-30 11:13:42 -0400
  • Barbara Howard
    signed 2023-06-29 19:27:05 -0400
  • R. Wesley Newswanger
    signed 2023-06-29 19:24:47 -0400
  • Christine Wray
    signed 2023-06-29 16:57:34 -0400
  • Frank Bruno
    signed 2023-06-29 15:32:13 -0400
    Frank A. Bruno Jr.
  • Penelope Lisk
    signed 2023-06-29 15:02:48 -0400
  • Joanne Magen
    signed 2023-06-29 13:25:33 -0400
  • Paige H
    signed via 2023-06-29 09:32:02 -0400
  • Gene Weierbach
    signed via 2023-06-26 16:24:00 -0400
  • William Telek
    signed via 2023-06-23 10:09:59 -0400
    I am forced to pick a party just so I can vote in primaries when I do not truly feel I belong to either. It is wrong to shut people out of the “semifinals” of the selection process, just because they do not relate to either major party. Until this law is changed, I am forced to caucus with the party I deem the “lesser evil.” This has to change.
  • Judy Glenn
    signed via 2023-06-22 16:01:32 -0400
  • Al Demarcki
    signed 2023-06-22 14:03:18 -0400
    Repeal closed primaries
  • Janice Mooney
    signed via 2023-06-22 06:54:46 -0400
  • Colleen Malone
    signed 2023-06-21 18:44:46 -0400
  • Mary Park
    signed 2023-06-21 17:31:08 -0400
  • Shanae Brown
    signed 2023-06-21 08:29:14 -0400
    All voters should be eligible! Repeal closed primaries
  • Michele McKinney
    signed 2023-06-20 21:22:46 -0400
  • David Duys
    signed 2023-06-20 19:11:31 -0400
  • Jessica Forsell
    signed 2023-06-20 18:54:17 -0400
    Please repeal closed primaries — it is embarrassing that PA is one of the only states remaining that has not reformed a practice that is anti-competitive and shuts tax-paying voters out of the process

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