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

James Reilly
Alexandra Manning
Mary Joscak
Stephen Hastie
Megan Pearson
Mary Mack
Gerry Clark
Gregory Sawyer
Joseph Spalding
Don Smith
Thomas Keller
Jeffrey Gruskiewicz
Margaret Conver
Sherry Dainoff
Barbara Roumaya
Asheleigh Forsburg
Idamarie Laquatra
Kathleen Schlichtmann
Michele Swab-Jones
Theodore Kerr
Maureen Kelly
John Thomas
Richard Tregidgo
Andrea Barrier
Robert Quigley
David Griffith
Michael Gecht
Noreen Oconer
Jeff Million
Richard Harold
4,199 signatures

Will you sign?

  • James Reilly
    signed 2023-05-23 18:36:32 -0400
  • Alexandra Manning
    signed 2023-05-23 18:25:55 -0400
  • Mary Joscak
    signed 2023-05-23 17:24:24 -0400
    Mary Joscak
  • Stephen Hastie
    signed 2023-05-23 17:06:08 -0400
    This, along with rank choice voting, could do a lot in reducing animosity between different groups of citizens, and make it in the interest of our elected officials to actually try to solve problems and not demonize the other candidates,
  • Megan Pearson
    signed via 2023-05-23 16:40:10 -0400
    Being a registered Independent means that I am not affiliated with either party. This closed primary business precludes me from voting- that is wrong!
  • Mary Mack
    signed 2023-05-23 15:54:15 -0400
    Mary Ann Mack
  • Gerry Clark
    signed via 2023-05-23 14:12:16 -0400
  • Gregory Sawyer
    signed 2023-05-23 13:23:10 -0400
  • Joseph Spalding
    signed 2023-05-23 12:07:28 -0400
    The good of the many outweigh the good of a few…
  • Don Smith
    signed 2023-05-23 11:42:14 -0400
  • Thomas Keller
    signed 2023-05-23 11:36:42 -0400
    How about we all work to see this a federal law.
  • Jeffrey Gruskiewicz
    signed 2023-05-23 11:22:33 -0400
  • Margaret Conver
    signed 2023-05-23 11:07:57 -0400
  • Sherry Dainoff
    signed 2023-05-23 11:05:54 -0400
  • Barbara Roumaya
    signed 2023-05-23 10:58:16 -0400
  • Asheleigh Forsburg
    signed 2023-05-23 10:42:17 -0400
  • Idamarie Laquatra
    signed 2023-05-23 10:36:02 -0400
    Idamarie Laquatra
  • Kathleen Schlichtmann
    signed 2023-05-23 10:24:54 -0400
  • Michele Swab-Jones
    signed 2023-05-23 10:15:48 -0400
  • Theodore Kerr
    signed 2023-05-23 10:13:03 -0400
  • Maureen Kelly
    signed 2023-05-23 10:04:14 -0400
  • John Thomas
    signed 2023-05-23 09:41:14 -0400
  • Richard Tregidgo
    signed 2023-05-23 09:40:14 -0400
  • Andrea Barrier
    signed 2023-05-23 09:34:00 -0400
    I do resent that I cannot vote in local election or primaries because I choose to be independent
  • Robert Quigley
    signed 2023-05-23 09:30:20 -0400
    Robert Quigley
  • David Griffith
    signed 2023-05-23 09:29:37 -0400
  • Michael Gecht
    signed 2023-05-23 09:28:08 -0400
    By forbidding Independents to vote in the Primary, we are removing a piece of our decomcracy. Given the political environment through the decades, allowing Independents to vote in the Primary could bring about more credible candidates.
  • Noreen Oconer
    signed via 2023-05-23 09:28:03 -0400
  • Jeff Million
    signed 2023-05-23 09:28:00 -0400
  • Richard Harold
    signed 2023-05-23 09:25:54 -0400

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