Voters Steal Pens in Conspiracy Claim

Voters reacting to an election conspiracy claim were taking government-issued pens from Maricopa County polling stations as Tuesday’s primary got underway.

Poll workers at two stations reported the pilfered pens after one candidate encouraged voters not to use the pens because, she said, the ink could be altered. Gail Golec, a Republican running for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, told followers on Twitter to substitute the Pentel pens and use blue ink ones. The Pentel pens, she said, “can insert votes that appear like a felt tip pens.”

The Maricopa County attorney on Tuesday ordered Golec to stop encouraging voters to replace government-issued pens and to “immediately” tweet a retraction.

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