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 Kennedy
Edgar Stephan
Andrew Churchill
Kathleen Wulff
Joshua Summers
Sharon Tunkel
Veronica Mackler
Christian Fyke
Paul Gamble
Timothy Bellew
Alexander Robertson
Darathy Moyer
Patrick Hull
Amanda Nazzaro
Richard Novacek
Gina Belack
Kimberly Hopkins
Eileen Teti
Barbara Misicko
Ashley Fu
Jeff Ball
Charles Meile
Lynn Johnson
Daniel OHare
Cassius Kopp
Hannah Greer
Matt Dziedzic
Logan Swanger
Benjamin Valimont
Daniel Zeo
4,217 signatures

Will you sign?

  • John Kennedy
    signed 2023-03-18 11:40:24 -0400
  • Edgar Stephan
    signed via 2023-03-18 09:54:16 -0400
  • Andrew Churchill
    signed 2023-03-18 02:48:34 -0400
  • Kathleen Wulff
    signed via 2023-03-17 16:21:14 -0400
  • Joshua Summers
    signed via 2023-03-16 22:24:21 -0400
  • Sharon Tunkel
    signed 2023-03-15 08:05:44 -0400
    PA elections need to be open for all regardless of party affiliation or even no party chosen.
  • Veronica Mackler
    signed via 2023-03-14 19:39:39 -0400
  • Christian Fyke
    signed 2023-03-14 17:32:51 -0400
  • Paul Gamble
    signed 2023-03-14 15:11:16 -0400
  • Timothy Bellew
    signed via 2023-03-14 09:13:40 -0400
  • Alexander Robertson
    signed via 2023-03-14 09:00:49 -0400
  • Darathy Moyer
    signed via 2023-03-14 04:33:43 -0400
  • Patrick Hull
    signed via 2023-03-13 21:10:16 -0400
  • Amanda Nazzaro
    signed 2023-03-13 08:43:30 -0400
  • Richard Novacek
    signed via 2023-03-12 17:41:41 -0400
  • Gina Belack
    signed via 2023-03-12 16:35:46 -0400
  • Kimberly Hopkins
    signed via 2023-03-12 07:59:09 -0400
    I have moved to independent because I did not align to the growing extreme of my former party. I would like to see more moderate candidates, but as an independent, only greater extreme candidates make the ballots in which I CAN vote. This undermines my reason for independent status.
  • Eileen Teti
    signed via 2023-03-11 14:44:51 -0500
    PA, it is time to let everyone bote in primaries!
  • Barbara Misicko
    signed via 2023-03-11 14:06:15 -0500
    We need fair honest open elections. It is time to end closed primaries. The largest voting block in this country is independents.
  • Ashley Fu
    signed 2023-03-10 17:41:21 -0500
  • Jeff Ball
    signed via 2023-03-10 16:52:20 -0500
  • Charles Meile
    signed via 2023-03-09 18:54:57 -0500
  • Lynn Johnson
    signed via 2023-03-09 18:18:43 -0500
  • Daniel OHare
    signed via 2023-03-09 16:08:48 -0500
  • Cassius Kopp
    signed via 2023-03-09 00:32:41 -0500
    Seems like you’re asking for a lot of info…..
  • Hannah Greer
    signed via 2023-03-08 16:34:22 -0500
  • Matt Dziedzic
    signed via 2023-03-07 17:32:02 -0500
  • Logan Swanger
    signed 2023-03-07 16:15:45 -0500
  • Benjamin Valimont
    signed 2023-03-07 12:54:59 -0500
    We need to open our primaries. More and more Pennsylvanians are becoming independent and they shouldn’t lose their voice because of our closed primaries
  • Daniel Zeo
    signed via 2023-03-07 11:35:07 -0500

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