Found this.The first paragraph is very interesting.
What happens if ink bleeds through ballot in Arizona?
According to the state’s electionsprocedures manual, if a felt-tip pen mark does bleed through, the ballot will likely get sent for duplication. An election worker will fill out a new ballot using the voter’s choices that will be read properly by tabulation machines.
The manual states that the process is overseen by a Ballot Duplication Board comprised of at least two members of different political parties.
“The Ballot Duplication Board duplicates ballots that cannot be read by the tabulation machine but on which the voter has nonetheless clearly indicated their intent to vote on a particular race or ballot measure,” the 2019 manual states.
“This may include crumpled or otherwise damaged ballots, ballots with smudged ink, or ballots which are marked in the wrong color of ink or with a device that cannot be read by the tabulation machine. If voter intent is not clear and Ballot Duplication Board members do not agree on the voter intent for a particular ballot, that ballot should be referred to the Snag Board or officer in charge of elections for resolution prior to duplicating the ballot.”
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told Fox 10 that ballots marked with Sharpie pens would be counted.
“A trained, employed polling place worker is not going to give you a pen to mark your ballot that is going to invalidate your ballot,” Hobbs said.
Hobbs also took to Twitter to clarify that voters who received an early ballot but chose to vote in-person instead will see their early ballot status as “Canceled” on their ballot status update. She said, “this is because the early ballot is canceled so the ballot cast-in person can be counted.”
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said he asked the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to look into the concerns and the office wrote a letter to the Maricopa County Elections Department about the situation.
Found this.The first paragraph is very interesting.
What happens if ink bleeds through ballot in Arizona?
According to the state’s electionsprocedures manual, if a felt-tip pen mark does bleed through, the ballot will likely get sent for duplication. An election worker will fill out a new ballot using the voter’s choices that will be read properly by tabulation machines.
The manual states that the process is overseen by a Ballot Duplication Board comprised of at least two members of different political parties.
“The Ballot Duplication Board duplicates ballots that cannot be read by the tabulation machine but on which the voter has nonetheless clearly indicated their intent to vote on a particular race or ballot measure,” the 2019 manual states.
“This may include crumpled or otherwise damaged ballots, ballots with smudged ink, or ballots which are marked in the wrong color of ink or with a device that cannot be read by the tabulation machine. If voter intent is not clear and Ballot Duplication Board members do not agree on the voter intent for a particular ballot, that ballot should be referred to the Snag Board or officer in charge of elections for resolution prior to duplicating the ballot.”
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Good find! They “discovered” this election exploit late in the game and had to “rush” markers to the polling booths to trigger a “helpful” person fill out a new ballot.