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

Regina Slenker
Randolph Yoder
Stephen Rubin
Norma Downie
Gail Skean-Johns
Jeffrey Foley
Kyle Brady
Matt Scharf
Beatriz Santos
Joyce Randall
Ken Stanzione
Joseph Will
Cole Mellinger
John Seitz
Peter Smith
Cindy Beers
Michael Waychoff
Joshua Wolfe
Charles J Cella
Kyle Rechenberg
Evan Cohick
Carol Catanese
Catlin Horn
April Bankit
Tara Williams
Andrew Reiss
Peter Wuest
Noah DeMatto
Wendy Brague
Dustin Fagnani
4,216 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Regina Slenker
    signed via 2023-04-10 10:08:47 -0400
    I wish to open up the primaries to vote as independent.
  • Randolph Yoder
    signed 2023-04-10 09:52:19 -0400
  • Stephen Rubin
    signed 2023-04-10 09:16:27 -0400
  • Norma Downie
    signed 2023-04-10 08:55:54 -0400
  • Gail Skean-Johns
    signed via 2023-04-09 19:56:36 -0400
  • Jeffrey Foley
    signed via 2023-04-09 18:33:18 -0400
    This is a long needed thing to happen.
  • Kyle Brady
    signed via 2023-04-09 18:26:24 -0400
  • Matt Scharf
    signed via 2023-04-09 12:47:13 -0400
  • Beatriz Santos
    signed via 2023-04-09 08:00:02 -0400
    It’s always something with this government they say democracy but really they want more control over people so we stay uninformed puppets doing what they see as a democratic country BeAlishuz1
  • Joyce Randall
    signed 2023-04-08 23:41:49 -0400
  • Ken Stanzione
    signed 2023-04-08 14:55:24 -0400
    I support your efforts and ask whether any PA resident has sued the state for using our money while excluding certain taxpayers to fund two private organizations’ candidate choice procedure.
  • Joseph Will
    signed via 2023-04-08 11:06:56 -0400
    The flanks of each party carry too much sway in choosing candidates for general elections. Give power back to the middle of the electorate.
  • Cole Mellinger
    signed via 2023-04-08 10:48:55 -0400
  • John Seitz
    signed via 2023-04-08 07:30:04 -0400
  • Peter Smith
    signed 2023-04-07 19:11:44 -0400
  • Cindy Beers
    signed via 2023-04-07 17:38:43 -0400
  • Michael Waychoff
    signed via 2023-04-07 10:56:32 -0400
  • Joshua Wolfe
    signed via 2023-04-07 10:35:01 -0400
    I don’t give you the right to use my signature for anything other than removing the closed primaries. Im only registered as a republican because I want to vote in the primaries. But last election I wanted to vote dem in the primaries for a candidate who did not make it to the final. I felt unable to vote my true choice.
  • Charles J Cella
    signed via 2023-04-07 04:34:02 -0400
  • Kyle Rechenberg
    signed via 2023-04-06 18:58:01 -0400
  • Evan Cohick
    signed via 2023-04-06 13:26:17 -0400
  • Carol Catanese
    signed 2023-04-05 19:40:53 -0400
  • Catlin Horn
    signed via 2023-04-05 17:58:12 -0400
    I feel that people have the right to be individuals even at the ballot box. I think that closed primaries remove this right and force people to “pick a side,” instead of encouraging cooperation between the parties.
  • April Bankit
    signed via 2023-04-03 17:15:10 -0400
  • Tara Williams
    signed via 2023-04-03 11:23:29 -0400
    I hate that I cannot vote in primaries. It would likely make big differences in the outcome. We need to change this. Thank you for your efforts.
  • Andrew Reiss
    signed via 2023-04-02 08:01:06 -0400
  • Peter Wuest
    signed via 2023-04-01 14:12:07 -0400
  • Noah DeMatto
    signed via 2023-04-01 11:36:54 -0400
  • Wendy Brague
    signed via 2023-04-01 00:25:56 -0400
  • Dustin Fagnani
    signed via 2023-03-31 17:35:05 -0400

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