Elections Canada is responding to concerns that voters who use a pencil to cast their votes could leave their ballot open to potential tampering.
The agency took to social media over the weekend to respond to posts on social media platform X that encouraged Canadians to bring their own pen or sharpie to the ballot box to ensure their vote isn’t altered.
“We are still seeing posts where people are claiming that you have to use a pencil to mark your ballot. Not true!” Elections Canada said on both Facebook and X.
The agency shared a link to its website, which includes information challenging the idea that a ballot marked with pencil could be smudged or erased, thereby rendering it invalid….