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

Louise Quattrone
Donna Barbieri
James Frank
Katherine Burkholder
Ann Koshute
Bethanie Gordon
Duane Taylor
Kerri Hupp
Craig Boughton
Rebecca Johnstone
Adam Fox
Donna Iwanczewski
Louis Hirshberg
Tamera Sim
Paul Hoover
Brigid Murphy
Cory Spotts
Sharon Bruno
Sanjay Sharma
Jayne Oyler
Barbara Brenneck
Alex Duffy
William Flanagan
Bryan Dunn
Michael Tremel
Logan Durland
Stephen Lawrence
John Glasgow
Eduardo Benevides
Isaac Breon
4,223 signatures

Will you sign?

  • 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
  • Katherine Burkholder
    signed via 2023-01-07 08:36:48 -0500
  • Ann Koshute
    signed 2023-01-04 11:56:04 -0500
  • Bethanie Gordon
    signed 2023-01-01 14:32:58 -0500
  • Duane Taylor
    signed via 2023-01-01 07:26:23 -0500
  • Kerri Hupp
    signed via 2022-12-31 07:30:56 -0500
  • Craig Boughton
    signed via 2022-12-28 20:16:40 -0500
  • Rebecca Johnstone
    signed via 2022-12-28 19:54:49 -0500
  • Adam Fox
    signed via 2022-12-28 16:03:48 -0500
  • Donna Iwanczewski
    signed via 2022-12-28 13:27:20 -0500
  • Louis Hirshberg
    signed via 2022-12-27 22:36:24 -0500
  • Tamera Sim
    signed via 2022-12-27 18:53:08 -0500
  • Paul Hoover
    signed via 2022-12-27 12:09:05 -0500
  • Brigid Murphy
    signed via 2022-12-26 21:24:48 -0500
  • Cory Spotts
    signed via 2022-12-26 18:40:11 -0500
    It’s ridiculous. As long as we don’t vote in both, who cares?
  • Sharon Bruno
    signed via 2022-12-26 09:52:34 -0500
  • Sanjay Sharma
    signed via 2022-12-25 08:22:02 -0500
    Hey guys, mad Trump fan here, how you all doing?


    First Amendment rights for the win!!!


    Let’s get this thing repealed, because I WOULD rather vote as an independent than as either party, especially seeing shithead backwater retards coming out to vote for Trump and making us look bad.


    Conservatives like Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians, lds, Russian Orthodox, and Roman Catholics are the reason why I stay under the Republican ticket, though I know Trump is his own man (and party) and LOVE IT and it’s the Trump party at this point.


    Let’s win this fight and revamp Pennsylvania!


    And let’s fight back at the dui laws shall we? I got a few ideas to speak to a representative of ballotpa about, but Wana keep it hush hush until further notice.


    Contact me when you can!


    Love you all too!


    Sanjay
  • Jayne Oyler
    signed via 2022-12-24 11:15:21 -0500
  • Barbara Brenneck
    signed via 2022-12-24 10:17:54 -0500
  • Alex Duffy
    signed 2022-12-23 14:34:29 -0500
  • William Flanagan
    signed 2022-12-23 11:53:18 -0500
  • Bryan Dunn
    signed via 2022-12-21 11:44:42 -0500
    Registered Libertarian
  • Michael Tremel
    signed via 2022-12-17 22:39:08 -0500
  • Logan Durland
    signed via 2022-12-17 10:18:08 -0500
  • Stephen Lawrence
    signed via 2022-12-15 22:22:19 -0500
  • John Glasgow
    signed via 2022-12-14 07:49:41 -0500
  • Eduardo Benevides
    signed via 2022-12-12 23:17:18 -0500
  • Isaac Breon
    signed via 2022-12-12 11:54:35 -0500
    I’m a registered Republican that is gearing more towards registering as an Independant.

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