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

Terri Truchan
M. Struble
Katherine Fehl
Michael Burns
Susan Newitt
June Siegel
Mary Atchley
Marcia Lehman
Martha Friedman
Nina Berlin
Michael Ambroso
Nancy Lapp
Sarah Williams
Sara Lickey
Elizabeth Joyce
Sheila Bedell
Kathleen Connor
Robert Shoemaker
April Moore
Robert Bruner
Lester Shuda
Sharon Levin
Julia Nakhleh
Helen Kennedy
Rebecca Beemer
Dennis Kauffman
Kelly Waters-Brzezicki
Etta Albright
elizabeth Stifel
Barbara Massey
4,228 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Terri Truchan
    signed 2022-05-14 12:25:23 -0400
  • M. Struble
    signed 2022-05-14 12:20:37 -0400
  • Katherine Fehl
    signed 2022-05-14 12:19:19 -0400
  • Michael Burns
    signed 2022-05-14 12:10:36 -0400
  • Susan Newitt
    signed 2022-05-14 12:10:19 -0400
  • June Siegel
    signed 2022-05-14 11:53:17 -0400
  • Mary Atchley
    signed 2022-05-14 11:49:26 -0400
  • Marcia Lehman
    signed 2022-05-14 11:46:37 -0400
  • Martha Friedman
    signed 2022-05-14 11:43:26 -0400
  • Nina Berlin
    signed 2022-05-14 11:40:39 -0400
  • Michael Ambroso
    signed 2022-05-14 11:40:21 -0400
  • Nancy Lapp
    signed 2022-05-14 11:37:26 -0400
  • Sarah Williams
    signed 2022-05-14 11:37:11 -0400
  • Sara Lickey
    signed 2022-05-14 11:34:59 -0400
  • Elizabeth Joyce
    signed 2022-05-14 11:33:33 -0400
  • Sheila Bedell
    signed 2022-05-14 11:30:36 -0400
    Closed primaries are the reason I chose a political party rather than remain an independent: I wanted more say in elections.
  • Kathleen Connor
    signed 2022-05-14 11:24:43 -0400
  • Robert Shoemaker
    signed 2022-05-14 11:21:52 -0400
  • April Moore
    signed 2022-05-14 11:19:06 -0400
  • Robert Bruner
    signed 2022-05-14 11:14:57 -0400
  • Lester Shuda
    signed 2022-05-14 11:08:25 -0400
  • Sharon Levin
    signed 2022-05-14 11:08:08 -0400
  • Julia Nakhleh
    signed 2022-05-14 11:06:28 -0400
  • Helen Kennedy
    signed 2022-05-14 11:01:55 -0400
  • Rebecca Beemer
    signed 2022-05-14 11:00:53 -0400
  • Dennis Kauffman
    signed 2022-05-14 10:57:39 -0400
  • Kelly Waters-Brzezicki
    signed via 2022-05-14 10:57:09 -0400
  • Etta Albright
    signed 2022-05-14 10:56:50 -0400
    Is there a hard copy to collect signatures at county fairs etc?
  • elizabeth Stifel
    signed 2022-05-14 10:56:49 -0400
    thank yu for all you do
  • Barbara Massey
    signed 2022-05-14 10:52:48 -0400

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