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Democrats requested Pennsylvania mail ballots at higher rates than Republicans in every county

Nearly 18 times as many Pennsylvanians have requested mail ballots this year as in the 2016 primary, fueled by both a change in election law that allows anyone to vote by mail and a pandemic that makes it riskier to vote in person.

Absentee ballot applications in both Spanish and English along with fliers sit next to food boxes distributed by the city, school district, and non-profit groups at 401 Domino Lane in Roxborough on May 16. The goal of putting absentee ballot applications and fliers into the food boxes is to reach low-income voters who otherwise might not know about vote-by-mail, risking either not voting or voting in person.
Absentee ballot applications in both Spanish and English along with fliers sit next to food boxes distributed by the city, school district, and non-profit groups at 401 Domino Lane in Roxborough on May 16. The goal of putting absentee ballot applications and fliers into the food boxes is to reach low-income voters who otherwise might not know about vote-by-mail, risking either not voting or voting in person.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer