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

Betsy Daley
Martha Boland
Michael Johnson
Ed Lovelidge
Robert Evatt
Jan Swenson
Michael Martellucci
Elizabeth Holt
Norman Hetrick
Carolyn Russo
Dorothy Croxton
Nancy Straus
Meg Berlin
William Elfring
William Mulherin
Robert Hoe
Janel Gleeson
Marcie Lightwood
Nan Sell-Parry
Timothy Faneck
Robert Watts
Chris Nevin
Chuck Ruffner
Paul Merritt
Giantfighter
Joji Bronner
Diane Wertman
Joseph Treese
Thaddeus Robinson
Vickie Hollaway
4,233 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Betsy Daley
    signed 2022-05-29 21:15:44 -0400
  • Martha Boland
    signed 2022-05-29 20:48:43 -0400
  • Michael Johnson
    signed 2022-05-28 16:29:37 -0400
    It has always amazed me how not counting this vote or that vote is in the news for the Democrats and the Republicans but never for the rest of us. I welcome the day when I can again exercise my given right to vote in the primary election. It’s like we are penalized for being open-minded.
  • Ed Lovelidge
    signed 2022-05-28 16:23:10 -0400
  • Robert Evatt
    signed 2022-05-28 13:34:13 -0400
    All voters deserve a chance to select the best candidates for the general election. Party extremists should not have a disproportionate voice.
  • Jan Swenson
    signed 2022-05-28 10:56:24 -0400
  • Michael Martellucci
    signed 2022-05-28 10:23:20 -0400
  • Elizabeth Holt
    signed 2022-05-28 07:39:11 -0400
  • Norman Hetrick
    signed 2022-05-28 07:37:35 -0400
  • Carolyn Russo
    signed 2022-05-27 23:56:41 -0400
  • Dorothy Croxton
    signed 2022-05-27 21:52:52 -0400
  • Nancy Straus
    signed 2022-05-27 18:56:15 -0400
  • Meg Berlin
    signed 2022-05-27 17:48:23 -0400
  • William Elfring
    signed 2022-05-27 15:46:52 -0400
  • William Mulherin
    signed 2022-05-27 14:59:18 -0400
  • Robert Hoe
    signed 2022-05-27 14:43:31 -0400
  • Janel Gleeson
    signed 2022-05-27 12:05:16 -0400
  • Marcie Lightwood
    signed via 2022-05-27 11:42:57 -0400
    I hope we can make elections more fair and inclusive.
  • Nan Sell-Parry
    signed 2022-05-27 07:49:07 -0400
  • Timothy Faneck
    signed 2022-05-26 21:30:42 -0400
  • Robert Watts
    signed 2022-05-26 21:25:23 -0400
  • Chris Nevin
    signed 2022-05-26 20:43:01 -0400
  • Chuck Ruffner
    signed via 2022-05-26 20:25:14 -0400
  • Paul Merritt
    signed 2022-05-26 20:24:59 -0400
  • Giantfighter
    signed 2022-05-26 19:23:55 -0400
    I am against state discrimination & the infringement of voter rights


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  • Joji Bronner
    signed 2022-05-26 14:39:37 -0400
  • Diane Wertman
    signed 2022-05-26 10:52:17 -0400
    I just changed to independent status, and I would love to vote in the primaries.
  • Joseph Treese
    signed 2022-05-26 10:50:20 -0400
  • Thaddeus Robinson
    signed 2022-05-26 08:53:29 -0400
  • Vickie Hollaway
    signed 2022-05-26 04:22:27 -0400

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