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

Mark Burgin
Peter Smith
Daphne Hanford
Andrea Antell
Heidi Hayes
Richard Bollinger
Vincent Meyers Sr
Alva Barozzi
K Abbott
Robert Baldwin
Phyllis Reinhardt
Stanley McFarland
cynthia sewastynowicz
Elizabeth Schongar
Debra Becker
Eileen Snyder
Barbara Scott
marian pflaumer
Jonathan Rossman
Emily O'Shell
Anne Franks
David Bargainnier
Daniel Dromboski
Suzanne Hooker-Connelly
Carla Colangelo
Susan jones
Linda Kusy
Wendy Jones
Ricki Wittmer
John Stephen
4,223 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Mark Burgin
    signed 2022-07-30 14:42:07 -0400
  • Peter Smith
    signed via 2022-07-30 12:19:39 -0400
  • Daphne Hanford
    signed 2022-07-30 09:00:21 -0400
  • Andrea Antell
    signed via 2022-07-30 08:25:09 -0400
    We deserve government that doesn’t exist just to preserve the status quo. Thanks for doing this.
  • Heidi Hayes
    signed 2022-07-30 08:22:10 -0400
  • Richard Bollinger
    signed 2022-07-30 06:03:50 -0400
  • Vincent Meyers Sr
    signed 2022-07-29 20:43:16 -0400
  • Alva Barozzi
    signed 2022-07-29 17:58:25 -0400
  • K Abbott
    signed 2022-07-29 16:55:14 -0400
  • Robert Baldwin
    signed 2022-07-29 15:47:17 -0400
  • Phyllis Reinhardt
    signed via 2022-07-29 13:33:51 -0400
  • Stanley McFarland
    signed 2022-07-29 11:10:58 -0400
  • cynthia sewastynowicz
    signed 2022-07-28 22:10:56 -0400
  • Elizabeth Schongar
    signed 2022-07-28 22:10:38 -0400
  • Debra Becker
    signed 2022-07-28 21:47:12 -0400
  • Eileen Snyder
    signed 2022-07-28 19:42:59 -0400
  • Barbara Scott
    signed 2022-07-28 17:13:36 -0400
  • marian pflaumer
    signed 2022-07-28 16:19:37 -0400
  • Jonathan Rossman
    signed 2022-07-28 13:20:41 -0400
  • Emily O'Shell
    signed 2022-07-28 13:00:32 -0400
  • Anne Franks
    signed 2022-07-28 09:58:11 -0400
  • David Bargainnier
    signed 2022-07-28 09:35:41 -0400
  • Daniel Dromboski
    signed 2022-07-28 08:53:50 -0400
  • Suzanne Hooker-Connelly
    signed 2022-07-28 07:07:08 -0400
  • Carla Colangelo
    signed via 2022-07-27 22:45:18 -0400
  • Susan jones
    signed 2022-07-27 22:28:33 -0400
  • Linda Kusy
    signed via 2022-07-27 22:06:47 -0400
  • Wendy Jones
    signed 2022-07-27 20:53:08 -0400
  • Ricki Wittmer
    signed 2022-07-27 19:46:13 -0400
  • John Stephen
    signed 2022-07-27 19:01:19 -0400

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