The pace is going to start slowing down Wednesday or Thursday next week. Not a astronomically but probably by 50% to D+10-12k/day. The ballots returned so far are from voters who are so motivated that they signed up to automatically receive a ballot or application for a ballot. However, the slowdown will be temporary & will jump up again once in-person ballot drop off locations start opening. The 390k firewall probably won't be achieved next week but most likely the week after and my personal firewall of 450k by a week before Election Day with the ultimate firewall being between 485-510k.
That is true but some offices are a bigger hassle than others. Allegheny County, for example, would require a trip to Forbes Ave in Downtown Pittsburgh. The County is running drop-off & satellite voting locations starting Tuesday in & near the city then about ten live drop off locations open all over the county everyday from Oct 29-Nov 4.
The pace is going to start slowing down Wednesday or Thursday next week. Not a astronomically but probably by 50% to D+10-12k/day. The ballots returned so far are from voters who are so motivated that they signed up to automatically receive a ballot or application for a ballot. However, the slowdown will be temporary & will jump up again once in-person ballot drop off locations start opening. The 390k firewall probably won't be achieved next week but most likely the week after and my personal firewall of 450k by a week before Election Day with the ultimate firewall being between 485-510k.
Thank you for this context! I agree it seems likely that the slowdown in growth will come, it more or less has to
You can already drop off mail ballots at county election offices. I dropped mine off last week.
That is true but some offices are a bigger hassle than others. Allegheny County, for example, would require a trip to Forbes Ave in Downtown Pittsburgh. The County is running drop-off & satellite voting locations starting Tuesday in & near the city then about ten live drop off locations open all over the county everyday from Oct 29-Nov 4.
That's like IL - Chicago vs 'burbs and other places. I could vote now, but it'd be a huge hassle. In a couple weeks it'll be simple.