We’re 1 month away from Election Day. So this is a good time to bring this topic up.
Now, I’ve been to school.
And we used to take tests on Scantron sheets very similar to ballots.
And you could only use pencil or a normal pen.
Sharpies or markers were obviously NOTt allowed as they would bleed through and run the other side, thus causing the machine to be unable to accurately read the sheets and figure out the score.
But it wasn’t too long ago I went to the poll and the only ‘pens’ they were giving out were sharpie markers.
Never seen that in my life.
Turns out this was happening all over the US.
So this is a reminder to BRING YOUR OWN PENCIL OR PEN.
Better bring both, incase they say ‘Pens aren’t allowed’ or ‘Pencils aren’t allowed’.
Let’s just take a look at some of the reports that have been coming in over social media, this year and previous:
Maricopa County, take your own pen to vote. If they give you a sharpie, it will likely bleed through and your ballot will be rejected. This is how they get them into door 3. Avoid door three and their shenanigans and take your own pen to the vote center. pic.twitter.com/CU7JZ97LD6
— Bryan James Blehm (@BlehmLawAZ) July 30, 2024
What about the bleed thru from the ballot design?? Like my Nov 8 2022 ballot?? https://t.co/2ZCWUtKkVU pic.twitter.com/GaowXmHZrO
— Kristen n Hammond (@KristenNHammond) July 30, 2024
Can you help spread this ? Entire voting location below used sharpies. They called the location and the people told him it’s ok nothing to worry about. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/AgBBXxvFUk
— Z (@insatiablevine) November 4, 2020
They printed 1000’s of ballots on non-durable paper & knowing most Trump voters would vote on election day, handed out sharpies to ensure the ballots would be rejected and in case the bleed through wasn’t enough the ballots were printed off center.
Sharpiegate is REAL. pic.twitter.com/Ng275wxSmE
— suzy (@Suzy_1776) July 18, 2021
Notice the gaslighting? “Sharpies will NOT invalidate your ballot.” What kind of nonsense is that?
Notice this next post.
It’s from an email that states that they NEED to use markers (Sharpies)
“We NEED to use markers on election day” pic.twitter.com/8elUaBRvLu
— suzy (@Suzy_1776) July 18, 2021
AZ Update
Multiple reports that sharpies used are invalidating ballots. Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes specifically authorized their use. My precinct *only* had sharpies. As of now there is no record of my ballot being counted on Recorder website. Same for others. pic.twitter.com/y8qCZhfO23
— Chris Buskirk e/acc (@thechrisbuskirk) November 4, 2020
This one translated says, “In Michigan and Arizona, Sharpie markers were supposedly given to vote instead of pens. This damaged the ballots, so the votes were voided.”
Au Michigan et en Arizona, on aurait donner des marqueurs Sharpie pour voter au lieu de stylo. Ça endommagé les bulletins, donc votes annulés pic.twitter.com/TvWX9IQOm8
— Wokistan (@w0kistan) November 4, 2020
And here’s Arizona’s Senate Audit confirming Dominion’s best friend sharpie,
Prior to the 2020 Insurrection Maricopa County Elections Director Kelly Dixon demanded that poll workers give ballpoint pens to voters prior to elections, but on Election Day “NEED TO USE SHARPIES.” pic.twitter.com/sxzTIu4Fk6
— 🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 (@Real_RobN) December 26, 2023
Their old tricks won’t work this time.
Which means they’ll need to have all new tricks. But they won’t work either.
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