sad to say I found these links on thedonald.win
https://thedonald.win/p/11QS32RxxL/those-fuckers-printed-one-millio/c/
the exact figure - 1,823,148 - is for the Primaries:
Data PA Govt: 2020 Primary Election Mail Ballot Requests Department of State
Government Efficiency & Citizen Engagement
Updated
September 25, 2020
Data Provided by
Pennsylvania Department of State
1.82M Mail Ballot Request for 2020 Primary Election
(BOTTOM OF PAGE 1 OF CHART)
Showing Mail Ballot Request for 2020 Primary Elections 1 to 13 out of 1,823,148
https://data.pa.gov/Government-Efficiency-Citizen-Engagement/2020-Primary-Election-Mail-Ballot-Requests-Departm/853w-ecfz
18 Nov: US Elections Project: Pennsylvania Early Voting Statistics
Mail Ballots Returned: 2,629,183
Requested ballots: 3,088,123
https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/PA.html
it’s a pity the wrong figures have spread around, it would seem. how on earth did that happen?
some other details that might help to clarify the numbers further.
returned:
3 Nov updated 7 Nov: In ‘Knife’s Edge’ Pennsylvania, Trump’s Fortunes Rely on His Rural Base
If President Trump is able to outperform the polls in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, it will be because he re-energized white, blue-collar voters in places like Butler County.
By Trip Gabriel and Shane Goldmacher
The Biden campaign expressed confidence that it had run up a cushion of support in early voting, after Democrats returned ***1,641,000 mail-in ballots by Tuesday morning, compared to ***586,000 that were returned by Republicans...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/politics/pennsylvania-results-trump.html
requests:
19 Oct: NBC Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballot Requests Hit 2.8 Million, Including 700,000 GOP Voters
Nearly 1.8 million voters registered as Democrats have requested mail-in ballots, more than 1 million more than Republican voters. That disparity could mean determining a winner in the battleground state may take a few days after Nov. 3.
By Brian X. McCrone and Rudy Chinchilla
Another 200,000 Pennsylvania voters have requested mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 presidential election, and Democrats still far outnumber Republicans who have asked for one.
Even though voters registered as Democrats far outnumber Republicans who have asked for the early voting option, the overall difference shrunk slightly in the last week.
The last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania is Oct. 19. Online registration goes until 11:59 p.m. while in-person registration varies by county election office hours. HERE are all the rules, as well as other details for voters, for registering to vote.
Still, the gap between Democrats and Republicans is more than a million, a huge difference that could cause a dayslong delay in declaring a winner in one of the most important states in the Nov. 3 election...READ ALL
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/decision-2020/pennsylvania-mail-in-ballot-requests-hit-2-8-million-including-700000-gop-voters/2567670/
Ugh, if that’s true, that’s sloppy work by Rudy.
I wonder if someone on his staff is feeding him bad info on purpose.