There's no way a voter made that mark. Voters don't carry felt pens into the voting booth, and the absentee ballot is an arrow-match, is it not?
This ballot is a tampered one.
Gee, I can't imagine how the machine didn't count this...
Voters don't carry felt pens into the voting booth
Your absolutly right, i worked both election days, primary and regular, and the voter was/is distinctly handed a black pen.