Philadelphia Receives 30 Times More Number Of Applications For Mail-In Ballots Compared To 2016 Election

Matt Petrillo reports.

CUOMO WILL MEET WITH PRESIDENTTRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSETOMORROW TO DISCUSSINFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS.IN CAMPAIGN 2020 THEDEADLINE TO SUBMIT ANAPPLICATION FOR A MAIL-INBALLOT ENDED 30 MINUTES AGO.IN PHILADELPHIA, THE CITYRECEIVED 30 TIMES MOREAPPLICATIONS FOR MAIL INBALLOTS THAN FOUR YEARS AGODURING THE LAST PRESIDENTIALRACE.BUT AS "EYEWITNESS NEWS"REPORTER MATT PETRILLO TELLSUS IT COMES WITH A HEFTY PRICETAG.Reporter: A SURGE IN MAILIN BALLOTS HAS CAUSED EXPENSESTO BALLOON SO MUCH IN THEPHILADELPHIA COMMISSIONER'SOFFICE.WE WOULD BE IN DANGER OFNOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THENOVEMBER ELECTIONS.Reporter: CHAIRWOMAN LISADEALLY SAID THAT DURING ATUESDAY HEARING ABOUT ITSCURRENT BUDGET.HER COLLEAGUE EXPLAINED TO"EYEWITNESS NEWS" WHY MAIL INPAPER BALLOTS CAUSE EXPENSESTO SKYROCKET.THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE.JUST THE POSTAGE ALONE, YOUKNOW, THEN YOU HAVE TO PRINTTHEM OUT THEN A LABEL THENRETURN POSTAGE.IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.Reporter: PHILADELPHIAMAYOR JIM KENNEY SAYS THE CITYIS NOW WORKING WITH THECOMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.WE WILL HAVEN'T ELECTION ONJUNE 2ND AND IN NOVEMBER ANDTHE BUDGET PROCESS ISPROCEEDING AND WE'LL SEE HOWIT TURNS OUT.WE'RE NOT CANCELING THEELECTION.Reporter: MEANTIME INMONTGOMERY COUNTY, NEARLY2,000 VOTERS WERE SENT THEWRONG BALLOTS FOR NEXT MONTH'SPRIMARY AND THERE'S BEEN OTHERMISTAKES, TOO.I LITERALLY RECEIVEDHUNDREDS OF PHONE CALLS FROMRESIDENTS FROM MONTGOMERYCOUNTY THAT HAVE SUBMITTED AREQUEST FOR A MAIL-IN BALLOTTO VOTE ON THE JUNE 2NDPRIMARY.HOWEVER, THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVEDIT IN THE MAIL.Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMPWHO VOTED BY MAIL TWEETEDTUESDAY THERE IS NO WAY, ZERO,THAT MAIL IN BALLOTS WILL BEANYTHING LESS THANSUBSTANTIALLY FRAUDULENT BUTIN PHILADELPHIA, CITY LEADERSINSIST MAIL IN BALLOTS ARESECURE.AND BY CITY HALL, THISABSENTEE AND MAIL-IN BALLOTDROP BOX WAS RECENTLYINSTALLED.