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In 2016, PA rejected slightly less than 1% of absentee ballots. There were about 266k absentees cast that year.
In the 2018 midterm, PA rejected about 4.7% of absentee ballots.
2016: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/08/rejected-mail-ballots-projected-major-factor-2020-election/3576714001/
2018: https://whyy.org/articles/pa-rejected-twice-as-many-absentee-ballots-in-2018/
In the 2018 midterm, PA rejected about 4.7% of absentee ballots.
2016: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/08/rejected-mail-ballots-projected-major-factor-2020-election/3576714001/
2018: https://whyy.org/articles/pa-rejected-twice-as-many-absentee-ballots-in-2018/
In 2020, a whopping 2.6 million ballots were cast by mail in PA. That’s tens times as compared to 2016.
The latest data shows about 1,000 mail-ins have been rejected by the commonwealth. https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/cbc.pdf
The latest data shows about 1,000 mail-ins have been rejected by the commonwealth. https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/cbc.pdf
That means PA’s current rejection rate is a mere .03%.
Why is it so low this year???
Perhaps it’s because PA loosen the regulations on mail-in ballots and the PA Supreme Court ruled mail ballots couldn’t be rejected for mismatched signatures.
Why is it so low this year???
Perhaps it’s because PA loosen the regulations on mail-in ballots and the PA Supreme Court ruled mail ballots couldn’t be rejected for mismatched signatures.
Still, with 2.6 million mail-in ballots cast, it seems quite improbable that only 1,000 people made a mistake.
Are Pennsylvanians that good at complying with bureaucratic processes?
Are Pennsylvanians that good at complying with bureaucratic processes?
