"You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." --Abraham Lincoln
Independent Pennsylvanians is an association of independent and independent-minded voters. We support issues and campaigns at the local, state and national level designed to increase the visibility and power of independent voters in Pennsylvania—now the fastest growing political force in America. FIND OUT MORE...
Open Our Primaries!
Sign our petition to Open Primaries in Pennsylvania (go to petition).
We are also part of a national effort petitioning President Obama to support open primaries and to appoint an election reform task force. President Obama is president today because of states with open primaries. Independent Voting is collecting thousands of signatures to send to the President. You can sign this petition by going to www.independentvoting.org.
Why support open primaries?...read the following article!
PREVIEW: How the Independent Movement Went Left By Going Right
JOIN US!Help build the independent movement from the ground up and connect with other independents across the state!
We are committed to supporting independents across the state. See our Independent Bill of Rights for more information on our mission.
News Highlights
7/19/2010
Independents in PA are key to fall races in AP article
In a recent article circulated to hundreds of papers by the Associated Press, one of Independent Pennsylvania's founders comments on some important issues for independents. Key candidates weigh in as well as other key stakeholders.
Independents active on Primary Day, May 18th. Even though they can't vote!
PHILADELPHIA, PA- Independent Pennsylvanians (IP) will be conducting an educational awareness and petitioning campaign about the primaries on May 18th. Our goal is to educate voters at center city Philadelphia polling sites about Pennsylvania’s closed primary system. Pennsylvania is one of a minority of states that still shuts out the fastest growing voting block – independents.
Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-York) will be holding a press conference on his Open Primaries Bill (H.B. 1672) at the Media Center, 1-E East Wing of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Stephen Bouikidis will be speaking on behalf of Independent Pennsylvanian and Independent Voters.
Open Our Primaries!