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Pennsylvania committee approves bill letting unenrolled voters pick primary ballot; debate centers on counties’ costs and voter inclusion
Summary
The House State Government Committee on Wednesday voted to report House Bill 280, which would let unenrolled (unaffiliated) voters choose either major party primary ballot without changing their registration.
The House State Government Committee on a voice and roll-call vote reported House Bill 280, a measure to let unenrolled (unaffiliated) voters choose either the Republican or Democratic primary ballot.
The bill would permit unenrolled electors to vote in the primary of either major party without changing their registration. Representative Mark Howard, the sponsor who joined the committee during the hearing, urged passage, saying the change would bring “veterans and young people” into primaries and argued “voting is a right…
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