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

Karen Stark
Irison Feeny
Marni Reid
Tricia Smith
Gary Rothera
Patricia Grier
Don Gaerttner
Larry Weise
Patricia Ott
Timothy Green
Tom Levy
Lynn Meadows
manuel Uribe
Jessica Bady
Beth Lapp
Sara Steele
Eileen Mullen
Caleila Burrell
Dorothy Hallam
Alexander Ortiz
Marcus Silva
Sarah Becker
Linda McPherson
Richard McPherson
Kelly Roberts
Jacob McCrea
Lauren Demascolo
Gary Lowe
John Anthony
Patricia Toy
4,182 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Karen Stark
    signed via 2023-02-23 13:12:19 -0500
  • Irison Feeny
    signed via 2023-02-22 15:57:15 -0500
  • Marni Reid
    signed via 2023-02-21 20:21:17 -0500
  • Tricia Smith
    signed via 2023-02-20 19:04:09 -0500
  • Gary Rothera
    signed via 2023-02-20 13:21:08 -0500
    We are both Independents registered as Democrats and we hate doing that so that we can vote. Its so unjustly unfair!
  • Patricia Grier
    signed via 2023-02-18 15:03:18 -0500
    I’m a independent I ,ve never knew that there are 1.3 Million voters yesss let shake it up 😅💜
  • Don Gaerttner
    signed via 2023-02-18 13:45:03 -0500
  • Larry Weise
    signed via 2023-02-18 13:06:55 -0500
  • Patricia Ott
    signed via 2023-02-18 10:20:31 -0500
  • Timothy Green
    signed via 2023-02-16 09:40:45 -0500
  • Tom Levy
    signed 2023-02-15 09:44:54 -0500
  • Lynn Meadows
    signed via 2023-02-13 22:58:57 -0500
  • manuel Uribe
    signed via 2023-02-13 07:52:29 -0500
  • Jessica Bady
    signed 2023-02-13 06:49:46 -0500
  • Beth Lapp
    signed 2023-02-11 19:37:34 -0500
  • Sara Steele
    signed 2023-02-11 15:15:54 -0500
  • Eileen Mullen
    signed 2023-02-11 13:28:02 -0500
  • Caleila Burrell
    signed 2023-02-09 07:29:29 -0500
  • Dorothy Hallam
    signed via 2023-02-08 13:35:44 -0500
  • Alexander Ortiz
    signed 2023-02-07 22:49:26 -0500
  • Marcus Silva
    signed via 2023-02-06 21:36:43 -0500
  • Sarah Becker
    signed 2023-02-06 16:37:02 -0500
  • Linda McPherson
    signed via 2023-02-06 13:28:10 -0500
  • Richard McPherson
    signed 2023-02-06 12:56:22 -0500
  • Kelly Roberts
    signed via 2023-02-04 17:39:14 -0500
  • Jacob McCrea
    signed 2023-02-01 00:32:45 -0500
  • Lauren Demascolo
    signed via 2023-01-30 06:56:18 -0500
  • Gary Lowe
    signed 2023-01-29 14:29:29 -0500
  • John Anthony
    signed 2023-01-29 08:18:53 -0500
  • Patricia Toy
    signed 2023-01-29 07:22:23 -0500

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