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1/ There is no evidence of a plot to disenfranchise voters by passing out sharpies at polling stations. Election officials provide voters with allowable writing implements. We have been tracking #sharpiegate as it propagates across platforms (screenshot of a removed tiktok 👇) 
2/ In many states, sharpies can be used without issue, depending on the type of tabulation system used. In rare cases, there may be concerns of ink bleeding through. These concerns can be addressed by hand counting ballots per state voter intent laws. ncsl.org/research/elect…
3/ The graph put together by our team @uwicp demonstrates the precipitous spike in these narratives today. These claims are meant to stoke fears of uncertainty and distrust in the overall results. students.washington.edu/schaferj/elect…
