This dataset describes a current state of mail ballot requests for the 2020 primary election. It’s a snapshot in time of the current volume of ballot requests across the Commonwealth. The reason some birth dates will display as 1/1/1800 is due to confidentiality reasons of the registered voters. Usually this is for victims of domestic violence. <B> The following are considered UOCAVA: </B> <B> Application Type</B> <B> CRI</B> - Civilian - Remote/Isolated <B> CVO</B> - Civilian Overseas <B> F</B> - Federal (Unregistered) <B> M</B> - Military <B> MRI</B> - Military - Remote/Isolated <B> V</B> - Veteran <B> BV</B> - Bedridden Veteran <B> BVRI</B> - Bedridden Veteran - Remote/Isolated We may not have all types in the file for every election.
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Name | countyname | text | This identifys the county of the voter when submitting an application to vote by mail ballot in the upcoming election. | ALLEGHENY PHILADELPHIA MONTGOMERY BUCKS CHESTER view top 100 |
| Applicant Party Designation | party | text | This identifies the voter's party when submitting their application. | D R NF I OTH view top 100 |
| Date of Birth | dateofbirth | calendar_date | This is the voter's date of birth. | 1954-07-15T00:00:00.000 1956-09-21T00:00:00.000 1954-03-28T00:00:00.000 1954-09-25T00:00:00.000 1951-09-29T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Mail Application Type | mailapplicationtype | text | This identifies the type of mail ballot requested by the voter. Alt - This is an alternative ballot application where voters who are 65 years of age and the polling place may not be fully accessible. BV - Bedridden Veteran. BVRI - Bedridden Veteran - Remote/Isolated C- This is an absentee ballot application issued during the emergency absentee period. CIV- This is a civilian absentee ballot application that was submitted via paper. CRI- This is an absentee ballot application for an overseas civilian voter in a remote/isolated location. CVO- This is an absentee ballot application for an overseas civilian voter. F- This is an absentee application for an individual who qualifies to vote for federal offices in federal election years. OLMAILV-This is a mail ballot application that was submitted online. M-This is an absentee ballot application for a military voter. MAILIN-This is a mail-in ballot application. MRI-This is an absentee ballot application for a military voter in a remote/isolated location. OLREGV-This is a civilian absentee ballot application that was submitted online. PER-This is an absentee ballot application where a voter has requested permanent status. PMI- This is a mail ballot application where the voter has requested permanent status. REG-This is an absentee ballot application that was submitted via paper. OLMAILNV: Online Mail-In Ballot Application. Not Verified OLREGNV: Online Regular Absentee Ballot Application. V - Veteran. Not Verified BV: Bedridden Veteran (which is a form of Absentee Ballot Application) | OLMAILV MAILIN OLREGV REG CIV view top 100 |
| Application Request Date | appissuedate | calendar_date | This is the date the application was submitted by the voter. | 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000 2020-05-21T00:00:00.000 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Application Approved Date | appreturndate | calendar_date | This is the date the application was processed by the county election office. | 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000 2020-05-21T00:00:00.000 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Ballot Mailed Date | ballotsentdate | calendar_date | This is the date the county confirmed the application to queue a ballot label to mail the ballot materials to the voter. | 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000 2020-05-06T00:00:00.000 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Ballot Returned Date | ballotreturneddate | calendar_date | This is the date the county marked the ballot as received after the voter mailed the voted ballot back to the county. | 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000 2020-05-29T00:00:00.000 2020-06-02T00:00:00.000 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| State House District | legislative | text | This is the voter's state house district. | 182ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 200TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 148TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT view top 100 |
| State Senate District | senate | text | This is the voter's state senate district. | 37TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT 1ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT 38TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT 43RD SENATORIAL DISTRICT 4TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT view top 100 |
| Congressional District | congressional | text | This is the voter's congressional district. | 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT view top 100 |