Looks Like We Are Going To Need A Lot Of Peices Of Silver.

[ToraToraTora]

looks like the traitors have it.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/why-do-polling-stations-provide-pencils-rather-pens

[Jackdaw33]

Why do they use pencils in polling booths? Anybody know?

Because the pikeys would pinch all the pens.

[EDDIE51]

chrissa, Pencils are more reliable than pens. It is perfectly legal to use a pen if you want to.

[tonyav]

Here you go then, chrissa.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/use-pencils-vote-can-you-8267551

[chrissa1]

Lol, jackdaw. I pressed my pencil very hard so the imprint was easily seen. :)

[fiction-factory]

chrissa- we had pens and pencils

Two reasons for pencils:

pencils are “more sustainable and, above all, more reliable.”

“In the event of the ballot papers getting wet before the count, pencil marks will remain. Pen marks may not.”

[chrissa1]

Thanks tonyav. Interesting.

That makes sense, ff.

[david small]

Don't despair 3T there is still a good chance for common sense to prevail.

[Zacs-Master]

Common sense has prevailed. Hallelujah.

[Postdog]

It doesn't matter who won, it isn't binding. If it is out it'll just add to anarchic feeling. People will feel like there was never any real point to all this.

[DTCwordfan]

pencils are used in trading books too....any modifications show up an nullify the paper.