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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 1.4 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.

77% 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 who favor repealing closed primaries.

 

4,388 signatures

Will you sign?

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  • Patrick Christmas
    signed 2022-04-26 14:52:33 -0400
  • Rebecca Marinov
    signed 2022-04-26 13:51:53 -0400
  • Bruce Rhoades
    signed 2022-04-25 21:04:00 -0400
  • Kathleen McAfee
    signed 2022-04-25 19:55:17 -0400
  • jerry young
    signed 2022-04-25 17:29:23 -0400
    we need to fix government and it starts w fairness and transparency in local elections
  • Ned Hoffner
    signed 2022-04-25 16:41:59 -0400
  • David Kveragas
    signed 2022-04-25 14:27:44 -0400
    Primaries, let alone closed primaries, violate the Pa Constitution. The constitution makes no reference, let alone mandate, that there be a publicly supported primary.

    Also, if the primary is an election then it must be open to all electors as per Article 1 section 5.

    If the major parties don’t want “interference” in their nominating process then they are free to take said process private and foot the bills themselves, not at taxpayer expense.
  • Joe Zoshak
    signed 2022-04-25 13:38:50 -0400
    Time for PA to enter the 21st century.
  • Mary Kremser
    signed 2022-04-25 12:26:20 -0400
    We need open primaries and ranked choice voting.
  • Lonna Malmsheimer
    signed 2022-04-25 11:01:44 -0400
  • Jen Rhoades
    signed 2022-04-25 10:57:08 -0400
  • Jane AND Michael Benning
    signed 2022-04-25 10:22:53 -0400
  • Emily Lippert
    signed 2022-04-25 10:01:15 -0400
  • Cordell Affeldt
    signed 2022-04-25 09:38:15 -0400
  • Pam Zimmerman
    signed 2022-04-25 09:30:11 -0400
  • Jennie Sweet-Cushman
    signed 2022-04-25 09:10:33 -0400
  • Lisa Kramer
    signed via 2022-04-24 08:45:45 -0400
  • Holman Massey
    signed 2022-04-23 19:35:02 -0400
  • Suzanne Kasenic
    signed 2022-04-23 18:55:06 -0400
  • Elaine Selan
    signed 2022-04-23 13:16:45 -0400
  • Sean LaBar
    signed 2022-04-23 03:31:05 -0400
  • Charles Weiss
    signed via 2022-04-22 18:57:26 -0400
  • Ken Klothen
    signed 2022-04-22 17:25:34 -0400
  • Marcie Friedman
    signed via 2022-04-22 17:19:37 -0400
  • Eve Klothen
    signed 2022-04-22 16:58:57 -0400
  • Victoria Lipoff
    signed 2022-04-22 16:02:58 -0400
  • Sarah Spiegel
    signed 2022-04-22 15:48:31 -0400
  • Nicholas Harris
    signed 2022-04-22 14:49:37 -0400
  • Ryan Godfrey
    signed 2022-04-22 12:26:14 -0400
  • Leslie-Paul Jamerson
    signed 2022-04-22 11:55:00 -0400

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