This system guarantees that fewer voters participate, elections are less competitive and, ultimately, political polarization is reinforced, contributing to legislative gridlock and hampering good governance. The Committee of Seventy is leading Ballot PA (formerly Open Primaries PA), a growing ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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....

In Pennsylvania’s current closed primary system, these voters are excluded from voting in partisan primaries, despite paying taxes that fund them. ... 1.4 million Independent voters in Pennsylvania by giving them a voice in primary elections.

March 28, 2024 - Open Primaries is building a coalition of diverse Americans to enact open primaries in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories · From Oklahoma to Florida, from New Mexico to Pennsylvania, from New York to Oregon–citizen leaders all across the country are coming together ...

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

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....

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.

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....

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....

July 7, 2025 - But the term is often used as a catchall to describe a range of processes, including fully closed or partially open primaries. Pennsylvania has the most restrictive primary voting system possible, known as a fully closed primary.

April 22, 2024 - Such efforts would create a semi-open primary, which gives independents the freedom to choose but makes registered Democrats and Republicans vote in their respective party's primary only.

October 17, 2023 - Jared Solomon and Chris Rabb, both D-Phila., was today voted out of the House State Government Committee. Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, meaning that only voters registered with a given party can vote in...

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 ...

October 18, 2023 - A majority of states have some form of an open primary, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. There are seven states with laws on the books similar to the two Pennsylvania bills, allowing unaffiliated voters to ...

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September 19, 2023 - Tom Corbett, Ed Rendell, Tom Ridge, ... primaries would help tamp down extremism and polarization. Pennsylvania is one of nine states with a closed primary system....