Pennsylvania 2024 General Election Mail Ballot Request Records

Data.pa.gov provides a snapshot of mail ballot requests for the 2024 General Election, extracted from the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) system. The final version was pulled on January 24, 2025. It includes processed applications, cancellations, and a deidentified voter ID for tracking multiple entries per voter.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic voting patterns by joining County Name with georeferenced Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Model Ballot Application Disposition using features like Party, Date of Birth, and Application Request Date.
• Track ballot processing timelines by comparing Application Request Date, Ballot Mailed Date, and Ballot Returned Date.
• Identify administrative variations in ballot cancellations using Ballot status reason and Ballot Application Disposition reason across counties.
• Study voter re-engagement by using the deidentified voter ID to find individuals with multiple ballot request rows.

Strengths

• Includes geospatial columns (# Latitude, # Longitude) for mapping analysis.
• Contains 26 distinct columns covering ballot status, demographics, administrative dates, and district information.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Excludes confidential and protected voters, creating a coverage gap.
• County administrative practices for recording and canceling ballots vary, introducing inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Department of State, extracted from the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) system.

Collection Method

Daily extraction from the SURE system, with county election offices recording transactions.

Time Range

Covers the 2024 General Election cycle up to the final snapshot on 2025-01-24.

Freshness

Final snapshot from January 24, 2025; no further updates planned.

Geography

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with County Name granularity.