Rejected petition All UK Polling Stations must stop using Pencils for voters and use Black pens

The current use of Pencils at polling stations may lead to fraud and it undermines the public confidence in the voting procedure and should be introduced prior to the EU Vote.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129506

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Date submitted 29 May 2016
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