"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. FIND OUT MORE...
We Need Your Help! Congressional Hearings Letter Campaign
Our national office, IndependentVoting.org just launched a campaign asking congress to hold hearings on the barriers that independents face. According to a recent PEW research poll, independents are now 38% of the voting populace. We want to inundate congress with thousands of letters calling for hearings. SEE SAMPLE LETTER...
Open Our Primaries!
Sign our petition to Open Primaries in Pennsylvania (go to petition).
Pennsylvania is one of 17 states without some form of open primaries. As tax payers, we pay for the primary system for the two parties, however, we are excluded from the process. Help us get open primaries on the agenda in the Pennsylvania house!
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
3/22/2010
Open Primaries Press Conference at the PA Capital
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.
Urge President Obama to Fill FEC Vacancy with an Independent
The call for President Obama to appoint an independent to the FEC is getting louder. In December, the New York Times published a letter to the editor from IndependentVoting.org president Jackie Salit and attorney Harry Kresky in which they responded to a Times editorial, "The Election Sabotage Commission."...
The Republican and Democratic Parties have finally found something to agree on. Americans are angry. And what do the parties propose to do about it? The Republicans say they know the answer. Just put them in power. The Democrats say they know the answer. Just keep them in power. But wait! Isn’t it partisan vanity that made Americans so angry in the first place?
