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[–] seerick 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Why Pencil and not Pen? Just curious since Pen cannot be erased. Also, I agree - can't trust those machines, to much opportunity for fraud.

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[–] TalkingAnimal 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

All my adult life I've used a felt-tipped pen to vote. It works fine if I mess up my ballot, they give me a new one.

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[–] oowensby 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Pencils can be erased; but the erasures are obvious. Do you think that all voters are going to complete their ballots without making mistakes? If a pen was used, a whole ballot might have to be redone to avoid ambiguous marks that could be challenged by poll watchers.

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[–] 1614667? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

If you accept pencil erasures as legitimate, then seerick is correct, in that it would invite fraud by simple erasing and re-marking. If you don't accept erasures, then pencil or pen would both spoil the ballot with any mistakes.