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1.3M Voters are Shut Out of PA Primaries. Open Primaries Give Them a More Meaningful Vote.
Commentary on R Street details how 1.4M independent and minor party voters are shut out of PA's primaries. " Pennsylvania a prime...
Sep 171 min read
Pennsylvanian liberty and open primaries
An op-ed in R Street by Jonathan Madison outlines why Pennsylvania needs a semi-open primary. Pennsylvania’s closed primary election...
Jul 301 min read
What to know about the push for open primaries in Pennsylvania
Carter Walker writes for VoteBeat Pennsylvania: A 2024 Spotlight PA analysis found that the vast majority of state legislative races on...
Jul 91 min read
Sen. Devlin Robinson: Let independents vote in PA Primaries
Sen. Devlin Robinson writes in Pennlive : The primaries are a huge opportunity to let voters make a difference in local politics. But if...
Jun 241 min read
Editorial: In red and blue Pennsylvania, primaries matter more than ever
The Trib-Live editorial board articulates why primary elections matter: The primaries are always lower, even for presidential years. And...
May 251 min read
Pa. legislators advance 2 election reform bills. Here's what they would, wouldn't change
Erie News Now reports on election reform bills pending in Pennsylvania - among them, a bill which would allow independent, unaffiliated...
May 231 min read
Op-Ed: Military Service is Nonpartisan; Voting Should Be, Too
Dennis Miller, a retired Marine, authored an op-ed in the Delaware Valley Journal where he outlines how Pennsylvania veterans are...
May 231 min read
Rep Chris Rabb: There Should Be No Second-Class Voters In Our State
Rep. Chris Rabb writes: Data shows that veterans and young people are more likely to identify and/or register unaffiliated with any...
May 171 min read
Op-Ed: Independent Vets Locked out of PA Primaries
Consider this situation. A Pennsylvanian devotes over three decades to military service, most of it in the Pennsylvania Army National...
May 141 min read
Young independents grapple with frustration over the two-party system
NBC News reports on young voters - who are increasingly frustrated with both major political parties. Though a record-breaking share of...
Apr 291 min read
Pennsylvania Voters First Releases New Poll Showing Strong Support for Semi-Open Primary Elections in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Voters First has released new data showing that Pennsylvanians across the political spectrum believe unaffiliated voters...
Apr 162 min read
Primaries matter for education in Pennsylvania
Christopher Fee writes in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the importance of primaries in PA school board races : If you think primary...
Apr 161 min read
‘Our democracy will get better.’ Legislators push for open primaries
Pa. open primary bill introduced, bipartisan support in House, Senate | WITF Taxes paid by unaffiliated voters, often called...
Apr 111 min read
Pennsylvania lawmakers resume push to allow 1.3 million independents to vote in primaries
Bill would allow independents to cast ballots in PA primaries Should 1.3 million Pennsylvania voters be allowed to cast ballots in the...
Feb 221 min read
Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton addresses Open Primaries
“If Independents participated, particularly in… primary elections, perhaps we could come a little bit closer to the middle on both...
Feb 221 min read
What is a closed primary?
Alana Persson Digital Marketing Associate In the United States, primary elections determine which candidates appear on the general...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Can Independents Vote in Pennsylvania?
Alana Persson Digital Marketing Associate, Unite America One question looms as Pennsylvania gears up for its pivotal primary elections:...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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