Why we use pencil to vote in the general election 2024
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMillions of people will take to the polls to cast their votes in the general election 2024 on Thursday. Across the UK, 650 seats are up for grabs in the first nationwide election since 2019, and 27 of those are in Greater Manchester.
Rishi Sunak will be hoping to keep his Conservative Party in power, therefore extending their 14 years in Downing Street. But Sir Keir Starmer’s is aiming to become Labour’s first Prime Minister since Gordon Brown in 2010.
Voters will be heading to polling stations between 7am and 10pm to cast their votes. READ MORE: NHS warning to more than 200k people aged 16 to 25 about 'one of most infectious diseases in the world' Before filling in your ballot paper you will likely be handed a pencil to do so - but what's the reason behind providing pencils at polling stations instead of pens?
The debate over using pencils arose during the 2017 general election campaign when there was a flurry of social media posts suggesting that pencil marks could be erased, sparking fears of potential vote tampering.
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