I’m one of the 43 percent of Americans who, according to Gallup, self-identify not as Republicans or Democrats , but as independent voters. There are more than 1 million such registered voters here in Pennsylvania and yet, we don’t have a say in primary elections even though our tax dollars are being used to stage such contests.

I believe that is a violation of my rights under the Free and Equal Election Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution (“[e]lections shall be free and equal; and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.”) because the applicable 1937 law doesn’t treat independent voters’ votes equally with those of party registrants.

Which is why I’m proud to be one of the four independent voters (including D

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