Posted: | December 1, 2020 11:13 AM |
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From: | Senator Lisa M. Boscola |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Allow Independents to Vote in Primaries |
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation to amend the Election Code to allow for registered independent or nonparty voters to participate in primary elections. We invite you to join us as co-sponsors. The bill sets up a procedure for unenrolled voters to cast a primary ballot, by allowing voters not registered as Republicans or Democrats to have their selection recorded by an elections officer. That individual shall remain unenrolled for party designation, unless they choose to fill out an additional form after voting. According to the PA Department of State's June 2020 report, 1,231,488 voters in Pennsylvania are not registered with the largest two political parties. Our legislation allows for those registered voters to engage in primary elections. This bill is similar to SB 357 from the previous session. |
Introduced as SB346