![Pennsylvania mail in ballots. [979x900 - 161KB]](https://pic8.co/sh/NsqayX.jpg){kind=link}
You have to ask yourself why the creator of this meme outright lied about this? Who is behind the creator of this meme? Why did they outright lie about those numbers?
Did you know that the creator of the meme isn't telling you that he confused primary election with general election?
"The number used in the post likely comes from election results of the state's June 2 primary in Pennsylvania.
A data set (data.pa.gov) from the Pennsylvania Department of State on the primary election shows that 1,823,148 mail-in ballot requests were made, the exact number used in the post to claim that Pennsylvania mailed out that number of ballots for the 2020 general election.
The number of ballots returned as claimed in the post likely originated from primary election data, as well. According to a report (dos.pa.gov) from the Pennsylvania Department of State, nearly 1.5 million voters cast their vote by mail-in or absentee ballot in the Pennsylvania June primary.
There are no extra votes, as claimed.
Further, the Pennsylvania Department of State did not remove data from the presidential election from its website. The site shows that all the data is publicly available online and it does not match up to the numbers used in the claim."
What were the final numbers?
A comparison of official county election results to the total number of voters who voted on November 3, 2020 as recorded by the Department of State shows that 6,962,607 total ballots were reported as being cast, while DoS/SURE system records indicate that only 6,760,230 total voters actually voted. Among the 6,962,607 total ballots cast, 6,931,060 total votes were counted in the presidential race, including all three candidates on the ballot and write-in candidates.
The difference of 202,377 more votes cast than voters voting, together with the 31,547 over- and under-votes in the presidential race, adds up to an alarming discrepancy of 170,830 votes, which is more than twice the reported statewide difference between the two major candidates for President of the United States.
I'm seeing 2.6 million was the final numbers for mail ins. Up 1000%.
You bring up a point.
Not a good point. Not a bad point. It's just a point. Since primary elections always have less participation than the general elections, I assume that is your point?
But I for sure debunked the image being passed around on social media and pointed out the motives of the person who created it are likely nefarious since he had to go out of his way to misrepresent the data.
Well, 2.6 million sent out means about 100% came back.
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