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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to extend the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots by three days produced a measurable partisan imbalance in ballots counted during the extension period, with Democratic-affiliated voters returning substantially more ballots than Republicans. Analysis of ballot return data indicates that the additional window yielded a net advantage of several thousand votes for the Democratic candidate, even after adjusting for ballots likely misdated due to recording delays. Examination of application timing suggests that many ballots arriving during the extension period originated from voters who had applied well before the deadline, casting doubt on the argument that systemic postal delays made the extension broadly necessary. The distribution of extension-period ballots was heavily concentrated in a small number of counties that had previously experienced ballot distribution delays, raising questions about whether the court’s ruling effectively compensated for localized administrative shortcomings rather than addressing a statewide logistical constraint.
