Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claims that ballots for the U.S. presidential election will be invalid if a voter uses a Sharpie marker circulated online in ...

The writing utensils figured prominently in conspiracy theories in previous elections. But they’re often fine to use on paper ballots. By Stuart A. Thompson Some people have falsely claimed that ...

Viral posts like this and this one claim using a Sharpie to mark your ballot will invalidate your vote, while others suggest election officials purposely provide Sharpie-branded pens to disenfranchise ...

Election officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County said the use of Sharpies to fill out ballots in no way invalidated people’s votes on Election Day. “Did you know we use Sharpies in the Vote Centers so ...