One of the basic rights of an American is the right to vote.
But more than one million registered voters can’t do that next month in Pennsylvania.
A state senator says independents should be able to vote in Pennsylvania's closed primary election. He says ignoring the voices of such a large number of voters is "just absolutely wrong."
The commonwealth is one of just nine states that do not allow independent voters to participate in primary elections.
We say that should change.
The percentage of unaffiliated voters is estimated at 50 percent or higher.
Why exclude the fastest growing sector of the electorate?
Senator Dan Laughlin’s bill will allow independent voters to cast votes on either the Republican or Democrat ballot.
We say it is time to allow full participation in primaries from all of Pennsylvania’s voters.