Arizona Voters Sue Election Officials Claiming Ballots Were 'Cancelled' Over Sharpies
The lawsuit details the case of Arizona resident Laurie Aguilera
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Arizona voters have filed a lawsuit demanding their ballots be restored after claims they were canceled due to being given Sharpie markers to fill them out.
The lawsuit was filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) on Wednesday, requesting voter ballots to be restored.
The voters claim their ballots are subsequently canceled due to using Sharpie markers.
The lawsuit details the case of Arizona resident Laurie Aguilera, who was given a Sharpie market to fill out her ballot.
There have been warnings against using felt tip writing utensils for filling out ballots by State officials.
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According to the lawsuit, Aguilera was alarmed when the Sharpie ink bled out on the other side of her ballot.
Here's caption in the #AZ #Sharpiegate lawsuit @PILFoundation
— Deplorable_Tex (@DeplorableTex2) November 5, 2020
JUST FILED to have our client's right to #vote upheld. Her #Sharpie ballot was CANCELLED without CURE. We seek class status of all the voter who had their #CivilRights denied. #Arizona #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/miUbKBj7jb
Despite this, she was told to feed her ballot through the counting machine.
The lawsuit also states the ballot was not accepted and eventually canceled by the poll worker.
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Aguilera was denied a replacement ballot after she requested another one.
PILF President J. Christian Adams said in a statement:
“These voters were denied the right to vote."
"Arizona election officials allegedly were part of the problem, and denial of the right to vote should not occur because of failures in the process of casting a ballot."
“We are asking that all ballots that were uncured or denied be identified and allowed to be cured,” Adams said.
The lawsuit also demands Arizona to allow voters who had their ballots canceled to be present when their ballots are handled and adjudicated.
The lawsuit was filed to the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County.
