Repeal Closed Primaries

Join the overwhelming majority of PA voters who favor repealing 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.

 

Click the form above to contact your legislators 🔺

 

Fill out the form below to sign our petition 🔻

 

Ballot PA is a growing coalition bringing together thousands of Pennsylvania voters, veterans, young adults, businesses, and civic organizations to fight for independents' right to vote in primary elections.

 

Who's signing

Suzanne Weinstein
Daniel Dwyer
Kathryn Thomas
Leland Dickerman
Linda Furst
Grace Heiland
Diana Hull
Tom Darling
donald dodson
Susan Veneziano
George8 Downing
Ruby Tandon
Dave Cooper
Patrick Egan
Matthew Evans
Adair Roth
Janice Shreffler
Maria Ellis
Charles Elliott
Cyndy Young
Mary Bashore
Shirley Collester
Karl Truszkowski
Michael Breslin
Joseph LeCouvre
Patricia Varlashkin
Joan Campagna
Barbara A Bentz
Anne Harman-Menke
Lauren Russell
4,297 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Suzanne Weinstein
    signed 2022-05-15 07:27:12 -0400
  • Daniel Dwyer
    signed 2022-05-15 07:07:29 -0400
  • Kathryn Thomas
    signed 2022-05-15 07:05:19 -0400
  • Leland Dickerman
    signed 2022-05-15 06:42:49 -0400
  • Linda Furst
    signed 2022-05-15 06:30:25 -0400
  • Grace Heiland
    signed 2022-05-15 06:04:35 -0400
  • Diana Hull
    signed 2022-05-15 05:59:06 -0400
    Everyone should be allowed to vote in the primaries
  • Tom Darling
    signed 2022-05-15 00:19:14 -0400
  • donald dodson
    signed 2022-05-15 00:15:45 -0400
  • Susan Veneziano
    signed 2022-05-15 00:12:30 -0400
  • George8 Downing
    signed 2022-05-15 00:05:02 -0400
  • Ruby Tandon
    signed via 2022-05-14 23:32:26 -0400
    Ruby tandon
  • Dave Cooper
    signed 2022-05-14 23:16:38 -0400
  • Patrick Egan
    signed 2022-05-14 22:54:16 -0400
  • Matthew Evans
    signed 2022-05-14 22:38:35 -0400
  • Adair Roth
    signed 2022-05-14 22:03:34 -0400
  • Janice Shreffler
    signed 2022-05-14 21:52:46 -0400
  • Maria Ellis
    signed 2022-05-14 21:41:51 -0400
  • Charles Elliott
    signed 2022-05-14 21:24:52 -0400
  • Cyndy Young
    signed 2022-05-14 21:22:48 -0400
  • Mary Bashore
    signed 2022-05-14 21:18:28 -0400
    I feel independents have as much right as others to vote
  • Shirley Collester
    signed via 2022-05-14 20:38:33 -0400
  • Karl Truszkowski
    signed 2022-05-14 19:50:54 -0400
    Publicly funding for primaries should be eliminated.Let the parties fund there own internal affairs like the Libertarians.They can select whoever they want just not on my dime. Thanks
  • Michael Breslin
    signed 2022-05-14 19:48:03 -0400
  • Joseph LeCouvre
    signed 2022-05-14 19:28:51 -0400
  • Patricia Varlashkin
    signed 2022-05-14 19:03:50 -0400
  • Joan Campagna
    signed 2022-05-14 18:57:24 -0400
  • Barbara A Bentz
    signed 2022-05-14 18:22:53 -0400
  • Anne Harman-Menke
    signed 2022-05-14 18:04:49 -0400
  • Lauren Russell
    signed 2022-05-14 18:04:32 -0400

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