Arizona Attorney-General, Mark Brnovich says his office has received “hundreds of voter complaints” regarding the use of sharpies (markers) at polling stations.
Some voters that took to social media Wednesday complained about being encouraged by election officials in Maricopa County to use sharpies to choose their preferred candidates only for their ballots to be rejected.
A female voter, who did not identify herself, said in a video shared on Twitter that many Trump supporters were encouraged to use the sharpies so that their votes “won’t count”.
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“We have received hundreds of voter complaints regarding Sharpies at polling locations. Accordingly, we sent this letter to Maricopa County election officials. Let’s get some answers,” Brnovich said.
However, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said that claims that ballot papers marked with sharpies were rejected were incorrect.
She disclosed that while black and blue ink (ballpoint pens) are highly encouraged, sharpie is also accepted.
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Fox10Phoenix quoted state officials as stating that they used fine-tip sharpies in voting centers because they have the fastest-drying ink, which is crucial because the ballot is sent directly into the tabulation machine when voting in person.
Many of the complainants had claimed that they noticed their ballot had been “canceled” after checking online.
However, Maricopa City officials explained that this could have happened to voters who had a mail-in ballot but chose to vote in person, effectively canceling their mail-in ballot.
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