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

Dave Harhai
Tracy Gilliland
Joseph Alhadeff
Jeffrey Peterson
Jacqueline Johnson
Susan Ray
Frederick Hilliard
Douglas Smith
Derek Delgado
Laura Wolf
Paul Burrichter
Michael Moldavsky
Hilma Beuchert
R S
Tia Sechrist
Bridget Clawson
Eric Stofanak
Joseph Garl
Tom Dixon
Dianne Suchodolski
Robert Solem
Anne Smucker
Fernando Alarcon
Robert Urbine
Marjorie Blair
Abby Werlock
Mustafa Bey
Shannon Dice
Darren Ellis
Jerae Palmer
4,217 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Dave Harhai
    signed 2022-12-09 12:43:40 -0500
  • Tracy Gilliland
    signed via 2022-12-09 08:16:55 -0500
  • Joseph Alhadeff
    signed via 2022-12-08 05:56:03 -0500
  • Jeffrey Peterson
    signed via 2022-12-07 23:10:15 -0500
  • Jacqueline Johnson
    signed via 2022-12-07 20:57:34 -0500
  • Susan Ray
    signed via 2022-12-07 16:55:13 -0500
  • Frederick Hilliard
    signed 2022-12-07 15:15:45 -0500
  • Douglas Smith
    signed via 2022-12-07 09:17:57 -0500
  • Derek Delgado
    signed via 2022-12-06 19:18:06 -0500
  • Laura Wolf
    signed via 2022-12-06 15:26:59 -0500
  • Paul Burrichter
    signed via 2022-12-06 13:51:42 -0500
  • Michael Moldavsky
    signed via 2022-12-05 21:43:30 -0500
  • Hilma Beuchert
    signed via 2022-12-05 17:57:14 -0500
    Everyone should be able to vote in primaries.
  • R S
    signed via 2022-12-05 10:44:56 -0500
  • Tia Sechrist
    signed via 2022-12-05 09:56:43 -0500
  • Bridget Clawson
    signed via 2022-12-04 18:39:42 -0500
    Have always thought of myself as an independent, but have been a registered Democrat so I can vote in primaries.
  • Eric Stofanak
    signed via 2022-12-04 09:12:52 -0500
  • Joseph Garl
    signed via 2022-12-03 21:43:51 -0500
  • Tom Dixon
    signed 2022-12-03 13:09:25 -0500
  • Dianne Suchodolski
    signed via 2022-12-03 12:31:29 -0500
  • Robert Solem
    signed via 2022-12-02 16:21:11 -0500
  • Anne Smucker
    signed via 2022-12-02 13:51:30 -0500
  • Fernando Alarcon
    signed via 2022-11-30 15:53:53 -0500
  • Robert Urbine
    signed via 2022-11-30 15:10:33 -0500
  • Marjorie Blair
    signed via 2022-11-30 13:31:02 -0500
  • Abby Werlock
    signed via 2022-11-29 08:44:01 -0500
  • Mustafa Bey
    signed via 2022-11-28 14:08:29 -0500
  • Shannon Dice
    signed via 2022-11-27 19:56:08 -0500
  • Darren Ellis
    signed via 2022-11-25 07:33:34 -0500
  • Jerae Palmer
    signed 2022-11-24 14:55:50 -0500

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