PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS

Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing political group can’t vote in primaries

Should primary races be open to all?

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Voting stickers are seen at Fire Station #22, Precinct 96, in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Credit: © Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Should primary races be open to all?

Pennsylvania's primaries focus strictly on republican and democratic voters. But neither of those is the Commonwealth's fastest growing party. Learn more about why some legislatures think those rules should change at https://phillydaily.com/news/2025/jul/28/pennsylvanias-fastest-growing-political-group-cant-vote-in-primaries/.

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Olivia Prusky

Olivia Prusky is a rising junior at Duke University studying Journalism and Political Science. She has written for The Chronicle, Duke’s primary newspaper, covering campus arts and broader pop culture news. She has also contributed to the 9th Street Journal, reporting on local politics in Durham, North Carolina. A Plymouth Meeting native, Olivia is excited to report on the Philadelphia area this summer as a staff writer.