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

Jane Gruen
Connie Dewey
Roxie Oberg
Douglas Gordon
Carol McCall
Michael Hamel
Jeff Ehrie
Jeremiah Smithson
Kristen Vieldhouse
Romuald Habersky
Patricia Smith
Laura Hussey
Pamela Bruno Bruno
Cassandre Conti
Nora McDonough
Jennifer Walsh
Eva Monheim
Lydia Hunn
Mark Prince
Danielle Scherer
Sherri Michalovic
Robert Mallard
Tracey olkus
Robin Weder
gilda johnson
Charles Day
Sandra Lewis
Lunette Gilbert
Robert Cheetham
Sharon Forte
4,217 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Jane Gruen
    signed 2022-07-27 13:03:02 -0400
  • Connie Dewey
    signed 2022-07-27 12:56:10 -0400
  • Roxie Oberg
    signed 2022-07-27 12:53:55 -0400
  • Douglas Gordon
    signed 2022-07-27 12:52:34 -0400
  • Carol McCall
    signed 2022-07-27 12:51:08 -0400
  • Michael Hamel
    signed 2022-07-27 12:48:55 -0400
  • Jeff Ehrie
    signed 2022-07-20 11:28:07 -0400
    It is not fair to not give the Independent party the same rights as the democratic or the republican . It is unconstitutional.
  • Jeremiah Smithson
    signed 2022-07-18 14:27:41 -0400
    Closed primaries exclude to many PA citizens! Let everyone have their vote, please.
  • Kristen Vieldhouse
    signed 2022-07-17 20:55:14 -0400
  • Romuald Habersky
    signed 2022-07-17 19:02:46 -0400
  • Patricia Smith
    signed via 2022-07-16 21:50:56 -0400
  • Laura Hussey
    signed 2022-07-16 21:19:45 -0400
  • Pamela Bruno Bruno
    signed 2022-07-16 09:03:02 -0400
    All citizens should have the freedom to vote in the primary elections as these are the elections that define the needs of their immediate communities
  • Cassandre Conti
    signed 2022-07-15 11:48:11 -0400
  • Nora McDonough
    signed 2022-07-14 07:04:30 -0400
  • Jennifer Walsh
    signed 2022-07-14 00:27:44 -0400
  • Eva Monheim
    signed via 2022-07-11 19:07:01 -0400
    Let’s keep our democracy!! Let’s not allow others to take it away because of their desire to force their beliefs on others and create an autocracy.
  • Lydia Hunn
    signed 2022-07-11 11:12:18 -0400
  • Mark Prince
    signed 2022-07-10 12:18:21 -0400
  • Danielle Scherer
    signed 2022-07-10 08:05:42 -0400
  • Sherri Michalovic
    signed 2022-07-10 05:08:58 -0400
  • Robert Mallard
    signed via 2022-07-09 20:20:14 -0400
  • Tracey olkus
    signed 2022-07-09 19:13:02 -0400
  • Robin Weder
    signed 2022-07-09 18:47:21 -0400
  • gilda johnson
    signed 2022-07-09 18:33:01 -0400
  • Charles Day
    signed 2022-07-09 18:21:43 -0400
  • Sandra Lewis
    signed 2022-07-09 18:20:06 -0400
  • Lunette Gilbert
    signed 2022-07-09 17:58:55 -0400
  • Robert Cheetham
    signed 2022-07-09 17:43:40 -0400
  • Sharon Forte
    signed 2022-07-09 17:26:42 -0400

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