A woman from Maricopa County is suing the top election official and the Board of Supervisors, claiming her vote was not counted and poll workers wouldn't give her a new ballot.
The lawsuit, that was filed on Wednesday, claims that Laurie Aguilera filled out her ballot with a provided Sharpie and the ink bled through.
Aguilera said that this was the first time that she had ever received a Sharpie to fill out the ballot in her ten years of voting.
AZ Family reports that once she completed the ballot, she fed the ballot through the box, but it "failed to properly register her vote."
The law suit stated that the poll worker canceled her ballot, but when Aguilera requested a new ballot, the poll workers refused to give her one.
Aguilera stated that the lawsuit couldn't read her ballot because of the Sharpie. According to the lawsuit, not everyone was given a Sharpie, failing to provide a "maximum degree of uniformity."
The lawsuit wants the ballots from voters to allow them to be fixed and counted.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on Wednesday that he is asking for the Maricopa County Election Department to investigate the claim that Sharpies may have caused the rejection of ballots.
Maricopa County Elections Department tweeted, "Did you know we use Sharpies in the Vote Centers so the ink doesn't smudge as ballots are counted onsite? New offset columns on the ballots means bleed through won't impact your vote!"
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Source: AZ Family