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 ...

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 ...

With the presidential election less than a month away on Tuesday, Nov. 5, some voters want to make sure they don’t make any errors while filling out their ballot, like using the wrong kind of marker ...