Elections Canada is debunking posts some have seen on social media claiming voters have to use a pencil to mark their ballot.

Elections Canada says despite claims, voters can use a pen or pencil to mark their ballot, and using a pen won't lead to a ...

On its website, Elections Canada dismisses as false the claim that a ballot marked in pencil could be smudged ... black-lead pencils, but a pen or some other writing tool would work just as ...

The independent agency says it’s seeing posts on social media claiming voters have to use a pencil to mark ... black-lead pencils, but a pen or some other writing tool would work just as well.

Elections Canada says it uses pencils because pens can dry up or leak, which could spoil a ballot. Ballots are only unsealed when it’s time to count the vote on election day, Elections Canada says.

Canadian election law requires that pencils be provided at polling stations. But social media claims that ballots marked in ...