Maricopa County Elections Department makes video showing blue ballpoint pens smearing, despite poll worker account saying “Tried blue and black ballpoint pens. Neither smeared with excessive pressure applied. No smear at all!”
(Ok thank you so in your opinion the above video smearing is faked/altered?)
“Faked. Probably used a gel pen. That would definitely smear.”
Here is the email and video link:
I want to make sure you had received this information regarding which style pen is best for a voter to use if they are voting in person on Election Day. Simply put, the felt-tip pen that the Elections Department provides in each vote center is best at the ink dries quickly. In contrast, ballpoint pens dry much slower and can easily smear inside the ballot counting machine which could prevent the machine from counting further until it is repaired (Watch the video here). Of course, a voter may decide for themselves which style pen they would like to use as long as it is either blue or black ink.
Best,
Voter Outreach Manager, Maricopa County Elections Department
Earlier Stephen Richer sent these tweets which were then seemingly refuted by Shanna Bollick then seemed to refute:
