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

Jesse Slimak
Sonya George
Christian Clark
Sharon Keys Gray
David Lincoln
Joe Harden
William Haslett
Elizabeth Mark
Jason Vavra
Joan McGinnis
Karen Melton
Nancy Hanks
Brian McMurray
Carol Timko
Nerina Sivonjic
Phil Stoltzfus
Doris Panzer
James Gerboc
Evelyn Lopatic
Josh Cantor
Elizabeth Perkins
John Midgley
Tj Lawson
Sharon Ann Forte
Samantha Brumberger
Cathy Garrett-Davis
Miguel Rivera
Louise Quattrone
Donna Barbieri
James Frank
4,217 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Jesse Slimak
    signed via 2023-01-12 11:09:18 -0500
  • Sonya George
    signed 2023-01-11 10:18:53 -0500
    I am a union leader at the cargo city airport in,Philadelphia Pennsylvania. And I am very supportive of our union member’s voters.
  • Christian Clark
    signed 2023-01-10 18:17:23 -0500
  • Sharon Keys Gray
    signed 2023-01-10 17:45:32 -0500
  • David Lincoln
    signed 2023-01-10 17:11:26 -0500
  • Joe Harden
    signed 2023-01-10 13:30:11 -0500
  • William Haslett
    signed via 2023-01-10 10:00:59 -0500
  • Elizabeth Mark
    signed 2023-01-10 07:28:32 -0500
  • Jason Vavra
    signed via 2023-01-10 00:08:26 -0500
  • Joan McGinnis
    signed via 2023-01-09 21:43:24 -0500
  • Karen Melton
    signed via 2023-01-09 21:05:24 -0500
  • Nancy Hanks
    signed 2023-01-09 19:56:59 -0500
    Keep going~~~
  • Brian McMurray
    signed 2023-01-09 19:56:57 -0500
  • Carol Timko
    signed via 2023-01-09 16:40:59 -0500
  • Nerina Sivonjic
    signed via 2023-01-09 14:11:00 -0500
  • Phil Stoltzfus
    signed 2023-01-09 11:36:04 -0500
  • Doris Panzer
    signed 2023-01-09 10:10:41 -0500
  • James Gerboc
    signed via 2023-01-09 09:02:42 -0500
  • Evelyn Lopatic
    signed via 2023-01-09 05:12:55 -0500
  • Josh Cantor
    signed via 2023-01-08 16:17:51 -0500
  • Elizabeth Perkins
    signed 2023-01-08 15:13:46 -0500
  • John Midgley
    signed via 2023-01-08 07:23:57 -0500
  • Tj Lawson
    signed 2023-01-08 04:20:43 -0500
  • Sharon Ann Forte
    signed 2023-01-07 22:39:09 -0500
  • Samantha Brumberger
    signed 2023-01-07 17:59:00 -0500
  • Cathy Garrett-Davis
    signed 2023-01-07 16:30:51 -0500
    I live in NW Philadelphia and believe that every registered voter, regardless of party affiliation absolutely should be allowed to vote in their home county. Further, persons who have criminal convictions of any kind still are U.S. citizens and should be allowed to vote in every election, too.
  • Miguel Rivera
    signed 2023-01-07 15:57:19 -0500
  • Louise Quattrone
    signed 2023-01-07 15:52:20 -0500
  • Donna Barbieri
    signed 2023-01-07 12:56:42 -0500
  • James Frank
    signed via 2023-01-07 09:29:21 -0500

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