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

Sabine Clark
Richard Tyler
Don Stanton
Mike Brewer
John Wiley
MaryAnn Sinwell
John McLaughlin
Dave Short
Robert Lent
Marie Donnay
martin healey
Robert Knarr
Julian Ramsey
Jeff Myers
Jeff Whitman
Amy Hamilton
Erica Maloney
Gretchen Greenwood
Dennis Dillon
Kande McKennon
Gail Miller Watts
leslie wolner
Sunil Desai
Serita Lewis
Abigail Testament
Janice Edens
Hillary Shayne
Thomas Fife
Carmen M Smith
Melissa Blood
4,217 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Sabine Clark
    signed via 2022-10-15 19:59:41 -0400
  • Richard Tyler
    signed via 2022-10-15 10:00:16 -0400
  • Don Stanton
    signed via 2022-10-15 07:57:14 -0400
  • Mike Brewer
    signed via 2022-10-15 06:42:28 -0400
  • John Wiley
    signed via 2022-10-14 22:06:12 -0400
    I vote for the candidate I respect the most. Their character, their platform, and their plan, regardless of their party affiliation. I should have a say in who is effecting my life by way of law, legislation, and tax, especially when those taxes are covering their paycheck.
  • MaryAnn Sinwell
    signed via 2022-10-14 18:51:17 -0400
    Need this across the US.
  • John McLaughlin
    signed via 2022-10-14 13:51:06 -0400
  • Dave Short
    signed via 2022-10-14 09:57:47 -0400
  • Robert Lent
    signed via 2022-10-14 06:20:39 -0400
  • Marie Donnay
    signed via 2022-10-14 04:30:03 -0400
    I was registered Independent when I found out I couldn’t vote in the primaries. Because of this I was forced to re-register as a Democrat. I found this to be horribly unfair and smacks of voting control.


    I would like to vote as an Independent in EVERY election!
  • martin healey
    signed via 2022-10-13 17:37:15 -0400
  • Robert Knarr
    signed via 2022-10-13 11:58:48 -0400
  • Julian Ramsey
    signed via 2022-10-13 06:32:18 -0400
  • Jeff Myers
    signed via 2022-10-12 13:06:33 -0400
  • Jeff Whitman
    signed via 2022-10-12 08:44:38 -0400
  • Amy Hamilton
    signed 2022-10-10 15:12:36 -0400
  • Erica Maloney
    signed 2022-10-10 00:36:39 -0400
    I’m a Democrat and I strongly support this legislation irrespective if it benefits one party or another.
  • Gretchen Greenwood
    signed 2022-10-09 08:50:24 -0400
    Having moved from MI as Independent voters we have seen this as an issue since moving here 10 years ago. So happy to sign this…
  • Dennis Dillon
    signed 2022-10-09 05:41:58 -0400
  • Kande McKennon
    signed via 2022-10-08 21:09:33 -0400
  • Gail Miller Watts
    signed 2022-10-08 09:15:47 -0400
  • leslie wolner
    signed 2022-10-08 07:23:46 -0400
  • Sunil Desai
    signed 2022-10-07 10:48:33 -0400
    I am a military veteran.
  • Serita Lewis
    signed 2022-09-30 03:14:49 -0400
  • Abigail Testament
    signed 2022-09-28 11:36:58 -0400
    All hail independent thinking
  • Janice Edens
    signed 2022-09-22 13:05:14 -0400
    I totally agree.
  • Hillary Shayne
    signed 2022-09-20 19:58:16 -0400
  • Thomas Fife
    signed 2022-09-17 10:31:09 -0400
    Common sense = open PA primaries, and TERM LIMITS nationally. This government represents nothing except elite bastards who have trampled on the Constitution for DECADES.


    We cannot survive with these people poisoning democracy so they can have power.
  • Carmen M Smith
    signed 2022-09-16 07:27:32 -0400
    Repeal this nonsense
  • Melissa Blood
    signed 2022-09-12 14:40:27 -0400

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