Independent voters rally for open primaries on Election Day

Independent voters rally for open primaries on Election Day

Independent and unaffiliated voters in Pennsylvania continue to protest the state’s primary laws – saying the state’s voting laws exclude them unfairly from primary elections. On Tuesday morning, a small group gathered to march around Center City and speak out. Pennsylvania is one of nine states that prohibit independent and unaffiliated voters from participating in primary elections – what’s known as “closed primaries.”  This issue is “far-reac…