Thread by @OldNorthStPol

591,379

That's the number of requests processed for North Carolina absentee by mail ballots, as of today's (9/2) report

This represents a nearly 16X increase in requests on the same day in 2016

A data thread of these requests:

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The 591K processed requests are from 98 out of 100 NC counties. Perquimans and Tyrrell counties continue not to report anything, though their 2016 total requests were quite small.

NC voters can now request their ABM ballots online: votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home

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Just for comparison to 2016's totals:

231K requests were submitted in 2016 for absentee by mail ballots

~200K ABM ballots were returned & accepted

NC is about to triple the 2016 returned & accepted number in just requests this year

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Here are the weekly numbers of requests for NC absentee by mail ballots, along with weekly comparison to 2016's same week numbers

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This Friday, Sept. 4, NC counties will mail their first batch of absentee by mail ballots to voters

This model compares current #s to 2016 for 'projected' ballots processed on Friday (granted, not all may go out due to processing)

Processed requests > 600K

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Party registration breakdowns of 2016 same-day %s compared to today's %s

Registered Democrats are 22X ahead of 2016 same day #s

Reg Unaffiliated: 17.7X ahead

Reg Republicans: 7X ahead

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Dynamics of weekly party registration of NC requests for absentee by mail ballots

Past 3 weeks have seen fairly steady overall percentages by the three major party registration categories

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Important dynamic:

Voter racial dynamics of NC requests for absentee by mail ballots are about to mirror NC's 7M registered voter pool

Whites: 69% (67% of NC voter pool)
Black/African American: 19% (21% of pool)

Same day 2016 requests: White 81% Black 10%

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Top 15 NC counties and counties above the state's 8% of registered voters who have requested an absentee by mail ballots

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Data from @NCSBE: dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?pre…

Reminder: online portal for requesting NC Absentee by Mail Ballot is now available: votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home

More information on NC ABM voting: ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-ma…

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