Claims that ballots for the U.S. presidential election will be invalid if a voter uses a Sharpie marker circulated online in October 2024. One X user wrote: "Do not use a sharpie to mark your ...

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 ...

Some people have even claimed that the markers are a sign of election fraud, suggesting voters are told to use Sharpies at polling places which will then invalidate their ballots. These warnings ...