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

Diana Krantz
Edward Lopatin
Lillian Grieco
Philip Schwarz
Marie Kolumber
Linda Young
Lowell McMullin
Thomas Cullen
Ann Lipshutz
Valerie Steinman
Thomas Connor
William Eberle
Ann Duffield
Edda Schwartz
Patrick Naimoli
Sarah Kaesemeyer
Margaret Parker
Glenn Heck
aggie perilli
Marie Wilkus
John Margerum
Joan Martini
Cheryl Glasgow
Donna Cook
Alyce Hobson
Sidney Kahn
Jody Auerbach
Ellen Briggs
Lynn Richards
Melinda Robinson-Paquette
3,659 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Diana Krantz
    signed 2023-08-21 16:27:14 -0400
  • Edward Lopatin
    signed 2023-08-21 16:19:08 -0400
  • Lillian Grieco
    signed 2023-08-21 16:15:16 -0400
  • Philip Schwarz
    signed 2023-08-21 16:03:39 -0400
  • Marie Kolumber
    signed 2023-08-21 15:57:31 -0400
  • Linda Young
    signed 2023-08-21 15:55:08 -0400
  • Lowell McMullin
    signed via 2023-08-21 15:41:28 -0400
  • Thomas Cullen
    signed 2023-08-21 15:30:49 -0400
  • Ann Lipshutz
    signed 2023-08-21 15:24:21 -0400
  • Valerie Steinman
    signed 2023-08-21 15:17:01 -0400
  • Thomas Connor
    signed 2023-08-21 15:12:08 -0400
  • William Eberle
    signed via 2023-08-21 15:11:16 -0400
  • Ann Duffield
    signed via 2023-08-21 15:00:10 -0400
  • Edda Schwartz
    signed via 2023-08-21 14:40:53 -0400
  • Patrick Naimoli
    signed 2023-08-21 14:27:20 -0400
    I think this is due-give us the opportunity to choose the candidate, not the party!
  • Sarah Kaesemeyer
    signed via 2023-08-21 14:13:58 -0400
  • Margaret Parker
    signed 2023-08-21 14:02:09 -0400
  • Glenn Heck
    signed 2023-08-21 14:00:04 -0400
  • aggie perilli
    signed 2023-08-21 13:47:18 -0400
  • Marie Wilkus
    signed 2023-08-21 13:34:29 -0400
  • John Margerum
    signed 2023-08-21 13:20:51 -0400
  • Joan Martini
    signed 2023-08-21 13:20:02 -0400
  • Cheryl Glasgow
    signed 2023-08-21 13:03:38 -0400
  • Donna Cook
    signed 2023-08-21 12:43:55 -0400
    Closed primaries have pushed candidates of BOTH parties further toward their extremes. It’s time to remove the last vestiges of the old “machine” party politics from Pennsylvania and start bringing sanity back into our public sphere!
  • Alyce Hobson
    signed 2023-08-21 12:42:02 -0400
  • Sidney Kahn
    signed 2023-08-21 12:28:56 -0400
  • Jody Auerbach
    signed 2023-08-21 12:28:55 -0400
  • Ellen Briggs
    signed via 2023-08-21 12:15:30 -0400
  • Lynn Richards
    signed 2023-08-21 12:11:55 -0400
  • Melinda Robinson-Paquette
    signed 2023-08-21 12:11:30 -0400

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