Category: VOTING

Electoral ink, indelible ink, electoral stain or phosphoric ink is a semi-permanent ink or dye that is applied to the forefinger (usually) of voters during elections in order to prevent electoral fraud such as double voting. It is an effective method for countries where identification documents for citizens are not always standardized or institutionalized. One of the more common election ink compositions is based on silver nitrate, which can produce a stain lasting several weeks. It…

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