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

Rita Pesini
Kenneth Hall
Suzanne Tate
Marie Chapman-Hill
Elizabeth Bien
Christine Schroeder
Kevin Brett
Joanne Zehender
Monique Dudley
Puliti Josepb
Jay Shifman
Deric Lyon
Gregory Rudinsky
Barbara Adams
Edward Ford
Charles Schwab
Aman M
Dawn Linden
richard rothwarf
Donald Felice
Judy Roth
Elizabeth Corea
Nicholas Sepela
Harry Broadbent
Janet Stack
Alice Guld
Noreen Nicolo
Douglas Roberts
Jan Stephano
Lisa Sadler
3,804 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Rita Pesini
    signed 2023-09-22 14:02:37 -0400
  • Kenneth Hall
    signed 2023-09-22 12:53:21 -0400
  • Suzanne Tate
    signed 2023-09-22 12:43:24 -0400
  • Marie Chapman-Hill
    signed 2023-09-22 12:32:59 -0400
    End closed primaries!
  • Elizabeth Bien
    signed 2023-09-22 12:32:27 -0400
  • Christine Schroeder
    signed 2023-09-22 12:12:53 -0400
  • Kevin Brett
    signed 2023-09-22 12:08:11 -0400
  • Joanne Zehender
    signed 2023-09-22 11:53:58 -0400
  • Monique Dudley
    signed 2023-09-15 07:17:35 -0400
  • Puliti Josepb
    signed 2023-09-13 16:01:01 -0400
  • Jay Shifman
    signed 2023-09-11 15:36:04 -0400
  • Deric Lyon
    signed 2023-09-11 13:13:08 -0400
  • Gregory Rudinsky
    signed 2023-09-05 22:11:40 -0400
  • Barbara Adams
    signed 2023-09-05 13:55:13 -0400
  • Edward Ford
    signed 2023-09-05 11:31:11 -0400
  • Charles Schwab
    signed 2023-09-03 07:40:52 -0400
  • Aman M
    signed 2023-09-02 10:38:37 -0400
  • Dawn Linden
    signed via 2023-08-31 23:42:07 -0400
  • richard rothwarf
    signed via 2023-08-30 21:40:38 -0400
  • Donald Felice
    signed 2023-08-30 04:32:30 -0400
  • Judy Roth
    signed 2023-08-29 14:01:16 -0400
  • Elizabeth Corea
    signed 2023-08-28 20:46:23 -0400
  • Nicholas Sepela
    signed 2023-08-28 15:52:35 -0400
  • Harry Broadbent
    signed 2023-08-28 10:15:23 -0400
  • Janet Stack
    signed 2023-08-28 09:37:10 -0400
  • Alice Guld
    signed 2023-08-28 09:06:18 -0400
  • Noreen Nicolo
    signed 2023-08-28 08:44:27 -0400
  • Douglas Roberts
    signed 2023-08-28 05:30:21 -0400
  • Jan Stephano
    signed via 2023-08-27 20:09:51 -0400
  • Lisa Sadler
    signed 2023-08-27 19:09:48 -0400

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