Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania House of Representatives committee Tuesday, raising the prospect that changes could pass and take effect in time for next year's presidential contest.
Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania …HARRISBURG, Pa.
More than 1 million Pennsylvanians are not affiliated with either party, making them the fastest-growing demographic within the state’s electorate, sponsors for the bills said. A large number of veterans and young voters are unaffiliated, sponsors said. “It’s time to let these voters have a say in who represents them and how their government is run,” he said in a statement.
The proposed change comes on the heels of an attempt by the Legislature to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date, which would allow the state to have more say in deciding the presidential nominees, and avoid a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Passover. The chambers have not agreed on a date - though it would come weeks sooner than the current date set in law, April 23 - and counties in Pennsylvania have warned it is too late to make a change to successfully run the election.
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