The Committee of Seventy is leading Ballot PA (formerly Open Primaries PA), a growing coalition of civic, community and business organizations committed to open and free elections in Pennsylvania that lead to responsive and accountable government.

In 5 states, top-two primaries or a variation are used.[4] These state primaries are a separate entity and are not included in the totals for open, closed, or semi-closed primaries. The table below lists Pennsylvania offices for which parties must conduct primary elections to nominate their ...

April 24, 2025 - Pennsylvania is one of just 10 states with a closed primary system. That means only registered Democrats and Republicans participate in their respective parties’ spring elections.

November 14, 2024 - HARRISBURG — Millions of voters ... will also be excluded from that process. Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with a closed primary system....

February 8, 2024 - September 14, 2023 · Pennsylvania voters would benefit from an open primary system| Editorial. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 2023 · Pennsylvania is one of only nine states with fully closed primaries, where only registered Republicans and Democrats participate, sending candidates ...

A vast majority of polls conducted across the state suggest Pennsylvania voters support open primaries. The latest poll on this issue came from an Franklin & Marshall's Center for Public Opinion and Research.

The manner in which party primary elections are conducted varies widely from state to state. Primaries can be categorized as either closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voters, open or top-two.

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January 11, 2024 - PRIMARY ELECTIONS STATE BY STATE Pennsylvania Primaries: Congressional & State primaries: Closed Presidential Primaries: Closed Primary Type Definitions Registration: Voters may or may not choose to affiliate with a political party, however, ...

Pennsylvania has a chance to follow the lead of states like Maine (which passed open primaries in 2021) and New Mexico (which did the same just last month). And it’s about time: independent voters are the fastest-growing segment of the electorate. Over the past decade, Pennsylvanians registered as independent or “other” have grown by more than 308,000 people, according to state voter registration archives.

June 27, 2025 - Pennsylvania routinely proves critical ... of competitiveness is one of only 10 states still utilizing a highly restrictive closed primary ......

March 17, 2025 - Pennsylvania is one of 10 states that hold so-called closed primaries, in which only registered party members can vote. State legislators have been introducing bills to open up the primary ...

6 days ago - Pennsylvania belongs on the list of closed primary states because it has over one million unaffiliated voters that can’t participate in local, state, and federal primaries. Wyoming gives unaffiliated voters the chance to register with a party ...

March 18, 2025 - That disenfranchises as much as ... decided in the primaries. Pennsylvania is one of 10 states that hold so-called closed primaries, in which only registered party members can vote....

So in Pennsylvania only Democrats can vote in a Democratic primary, only Republicans can vote in a Republican primary, and if you want to switch your voter registration, you have to do it 30 days in advance. In other – so that’s called a closed primary. Other states have what’s called ...

Pennsylvania is a closed primary state, meaning that you can only vote for candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration. For example, if you are registered to vote as a member of the Democratic Party, then ...

April 15, 2024 - Millions of voters are expected ... will also be excluded from that process. Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with a closed primary system....

February 24, 2025 - The case for open primaries has ... political parties can now vote in the spring election. Pennsylvania remains only one of 10 states with a closed primary system....

The candidates who get the highest ... party’s officers during a primary election. In Pennsylvania, you can only vote for the candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration....