LINDEN, MI– David Walter was casting votes on his absentee ballot, he’d followed the instructions but noticed his black marker pen had bled through the paper.

Concerned that his ballot might not be counted, he went to the Linden City Clerk’s office seeking advice.

“The instructions said mark it with a blue or black ink pen,” Walter said. “I used a black marker pen and it bled through.”

An employee at the city clerk’s office told Walter he’d spoiled his ballot and would have to fill out a new ballot.

Source: Absentee voters, don’t risk filling out ballots with ink markers | MLive.com