Pennsylvania

Panich52

(5,829 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2015, 12:16 AM Apr 2015

PA Independents want to vote in primaries

Join our next Philadelphia area meeting of PA Independents
Sunday April 19th
2:00 pm
121 Lombard Street, Philadelphia

Our meetings are friendly, welcoming forums for discussion, education, updates, and to develop/carry out strategies to strengthen the power and unity of independents.

Let us know if you plan on attending. Email us at IndependentPA@gmail.com or call 215-957-5073
*************
Did you miss the National Conference of Independents? No worries, you can view on CSAN
http://independentPA.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63f7d4230a13b61729c735a5f&id=8c23f5ab91&e=f0a2cd99b9

Check out our updated website! www.paindependents.org
http://independentPA.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=63f7d4230a13b61729c735a5f&id=720f1991e5&e=f0a2cd99b9
******
How can you get involved?
Sign our Open primaries petition here
http://independentPA.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63f7d4230a13b61729c735a5f&id=e3354d6555&e=f0a2cd99b9

Take our citizens survey and invite others to take the survey...we want to hear
from YOU! http://independentPA.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63f7d4230a13b61729c735a5f&id=a0927874c5&e=f0a2cd99b9

Check out what's happening nationally at Independentvoting.org http://independentPA.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63f7d4230a13b61729c735a5f&id=b8f7b5532b&e=f0a2cd99b9

x p Elect Reform

1 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

PA Independents want to vote in primaries (Original Post) Panich52 Apr 2015 OP

When I lived in Texas, Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #1

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. When I lived in Texas,

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 07:24 PM

Apr 2015

everyone was just registered to vote without any party designation. You went to the polls for primaries and asked for either the Republican or the Democrat ballot. Independents would have the same right to vote in the primaries as party faithfuls. That was the up side to it.

The down side was that the other party could mess with the primary by voting for the least likely to win candidate on the other party's ballot. But that sword cut both ways.

I liked this much better than what we have here, since I do believe that independents have a stake in the outcome. It also could help with some of the areas where there is only one party with any candidates and primaries are where the win occurs.

Reply to this discussion