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

Lyle Hagerman
Diana Shaffer
John Beishline
Katelyn Comstock
Claudia Crane
Kenneth Johnstone
Michael Tierney
Gregory Rawlings
Karen Knutsen
Robert Smith
Michael Wargo
Ted Robb
Mary Rueger
James Lee
Rhonda WHite
John Franz,
Edith Mandujano-Calem
joseph kanotz
Karen Calhoun
Charles Benfer
elmer bost
Christine Wiekrykas
Michele Ehrhart
Tod Kehrli
Frank Marshall
Richard Scanlon
Ashley Pfeil
Noel Cord
Jaime Hunter
Brenden Anapolsky
4,183 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Lyle Hagerman
    signed 2023-04-29 14:41:57 -0400
  • Diana Shaffer
    signed via 2023-04-28 13:09:52 -0400
  • John Beishline
    signed via 2023-04-28 12:50:06 -0400
  • Katelyn Comstock
    signed via 2023-04-28 10:20:13 -0400
  • Claudia Crane
    signed 2023-04-27 10:54:48 -0400
  • Kenneth Johnstone
    signed 2023-04-27 09:44:06 -0400
  • Michael Tierney
    signed 2023-04-27 09:29:20 -0400
    About time for this to happen.
  • Gregory Rawlings
    signed via 2023-04-27 05:28:04 -0400
    I am absolutely sick of not being able to cast a vote to elect a non-partisan candidate. It strips me of a democratic process upon which the nation was founded.
  • Karen Knutsen
    signed via 2023-04-26 23:17:35 -0400
  • Robert Smith
    signed 2023-04-26 21:40:21 -0400
  • Michael Wargo
    signed 2023-04-26 20:29:29 -0400
    yes for me
  • Ted Robb
    signed 2023-04-26 17:02:10 -0400
  • Mary Rueger
    signed 2023-04-26 13:22:40 -0400
    As an independent, I resent not being able to vote easily (without changing registration)

    Unfair to everyone, not just veterans like me.
  • James Lee
    signed 2023-04-26 13:22:31 -0400
    James Lee
  • Rhonda WHite
    signed 2023-04-26 13:19:27 -0400
    END closed primaries now! PLEASE!
  • John Franz,
    signed 2023-04-26 10:57:42 -0400
  • Edith Mandujano-Calem
    signed 2023-04-26 10:20:15 -0400
    TALK ABOUT SUPPRESSING THE VOTE! LET ME GUESS, CLOSED PRIMARIES WAS A DEMOCRAT IDEA
  • joseph kanotz
    signed 2023-04-26 10:17:43 -0400
  • Karen Calhoun
    signed 2023-04-26 09:45:04 -0400
  • Charles Benfer
    signed via 2023-04-26 09:23:52 -0400
    Charles Benfer
  • elmer bost
    signed 2023-04-26 09:22:06 -0400
  • Christine Wiekrykas
    signed 2023-04-26 09:20:37 -0400
    I should have the right to vote
  • Michele Ehrhart
    signed via 2023-04-25 20:01:47 -0400
  • Tod Kehrli
    signed 2023-04-25 19:00:07 -0400
    Half of our population should not be denied the right to choose who gets on the ballot in November. The current voting scheme leads to extreme candidates who don’t represent the will of most Pennsylvanians.
  • Frank Marshall
    signed via 2023-04-25 15:17:04 -0400
  • Richard Scanlon
    signed 2023-04-24 13:07:48 -0400
  • Ashley Pfeil
    signed 2023-04-23 17:22:02 -0400
  • Noel Cord
    signed 2023-04-23 11:06:13 -0400
  • Jaime Hunter
    signed 2023-04-23 07:31:01 -0400
  • Brenden Anapolsky
    signed via 2023-04-22 20:18:12 -0400

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