According to the Department of State, over 1.43 million Pennsylvanians applied for no-excuse mail-in ballots under Act 77 for the 2022 general election.
Of that total, more than 2 of every 3 were requested by Democrats. As of November 7, 81 percent of the requested ballots have been returned to their respective county board of elections.
A reminder that county boards of election are not able to begin pre-canvassing mail-in ballots until the polls open at 7 a.m. on November 8.
Most Applications Approved
- Allegheny, 190,673
- Philadelphia, 164,576
- Montgomery, 133,182
- Bucks, 98,364
- Chester, 79,662
- Delaware, 68,147
- Lancaster, 48,775
- York, 42,372
- Lehigh, 41,636
- Northampton, 41,326
Fewest Applications Approved
- Cameron, 434
- Forest, 482
- Sullivan, 566
- Fulton, 698
- Potter, 959
- Juniata, 1,362
- Montour, 1,906
- Wyoming, 2,233
- McKean, 2,281
- Elk, 2,342
Democratic Applications Approved
- Allegheny, 120,205
- Philadelphia, 101,468
- Montgomery, 71,162
- Bucks, 52,401
- Chester, 36,986
- Delaware, 35,297
- Lancaster, 24,060
- Northampton, 23,948
- Lehigh, 22,974
- Westmoreland, 22,753
Republican Applications Approved
- Allegheny, 22,780
- Bucks, 18,135
- Montgomery, 17,327
- Lancaster, 12,275
- Chester, 11,450
- York, 10,611
- Delaware, 10,474
- Westmoreland, 8,452
- Northampton, 7,236
- Lehigh, 7,122
Percentage of Ballots Returned
- Cameron, 93.55%
- Potter, 92.70
- Wyoming, 91.18
- Forest, 91.08
- Sullivan, 90.99
- Indiana, 90.99
- Wayne, 90.85
- Lawrence, 90.46
- Somerset, 90.32
- Elk, 90.09
Percentage of Ballots Outstanding
- Philadelphia, 69.81
- Chester, 70.34
- Montgomery, 74.09
- Luzerne, 74.42
- Delawarem 74.93
- Berks, 78.33
- Lehigh, 80.70
- Bucks, 80.71
- Monroe, 81.65
- Allegheny, 81.86
2 Responses
The worst thing the Democratic party did was push mail in voting for PA. It only works for smaller states. It creates so many additional steps and the error rate is exponentially higher than the voting machine error rate. We need early in person voting and to go back to the absentee ballot process. And yes I am a Dem.
We don’t have these problems in Monroe county