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

Rex DuBois
Sarah Johnston
Heather Calvert
David Thun
Courtney Knight
Theresa Rang
Jaime Filipek
Evangelos Hronis
Julie Mikus
Ian Johnston
Anthony Polacci
Andrea Liess
Frank Petrini
Jo Wallen
James Clarke
Jigar Mehta
John Hart
Michael Burns
Zachary Fleming
Kao Wang
Bill Miller
Maria Kast
Matt Mahoney
jeffrey dillon
Ana Montalban
William E Fisher
Paul Bucher
Alex Upton
Nick Greeby
Timothy Hall
4,352 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Rex DuBois
    signed 2022-04-19 16:27:52 -0400
  • Sarah Johnston
    signed 2022-04-19 14:41:49 -0400
  • Heather Calvert
    signed 2022-04-19 14:23:52 -0400
  • David Thun
    signed 2022-04-19 12:51:47 -0400
  • Courtney Knight
    signed 2022-04-19 12:20:19 -0400
  • Theresa Rang
    signed 2022-04-19 10:56:03 -0400
  • Jaime Filipek
    signed 2022-04-19 09:20:36 -0400
  • Evangelos Hronis
    signed 2022-04-18 23:57:04 -0400
  • Julie Mikus
    signed via 2022-04-18 22:19:33 -0400
  • Ian Johnston
    signed 2022-04-18 18:18:09 -0400
  • Anthony Polacci
    signed 2022-04-18 18:17:40 -0400
    I’d switch back to Independent if I could vote in the primaries.
  • Andrea Liess
    signed via 2022-04-18 17:18:37 -0400
  • Frank Petrini
    signed 2022-04-18 17:04:48 -0400
  • Jo Wallen
    signed via 2022-04-18 16:12:55 -0400
  • James Clarke
    signed 2022-04-18 15:55:48 -0400
  • Jigar Mehta
    signed 2022-04-18 14:17:05 -0400
    All candidates, whether Ballot-Qualified Party or Unaffiliated, should be required to file nomination papers (not nomination petitions only) for the general election and obtain signatures from electors of the district equal to at least 2 percent of the largest entire vote cast for an elected candidate in the last election within the district.

    If not, then both political parties should stop complaining about fair elections in PA and admit that we are being ruled by a duopoly.
  • John Hart
    signed 2022-04-18 13:54:27 -0400
  • Michael Burns
    signed 2022-04-18 13:49:32 -0400
    Let’s GOOOO
  • Zachary Fleming
    signed 2022-04-18 13:17:43 -0400
  • Kao Wang
    signed 2022-04-18 13:00:17 -0400
  • Bill Miller
    signed 2022-04-18 12:48:57 -0400
  • Maria Kast
    signed via 2022-04-18 12:26:12 -0400
  • Matt Mahoney
    signed 2022-04-18 12:21:45 -0400
  • jeffrey dillon
    signed 2022-04-18 12:06:12 -0400
  • Ana Montalban
    signed 2022-04-18 11:41:54 -0400
  • William E Fisher
    signed 2022-04-18 11:39:26 -0400
  • Paul Bucher
    signed 2022-04-18 11:17:43 -0400
  • Alex Upton
    signed 2022-04-18 11:03:04 -0400
  • Nick Greeby
    signed 2022-04-18 10:58:48 -0400
  • Timothy Hall
    signed 2022-04-18 10:30:05 -0400

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