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!The armed guerrilla Shining Path of Peru has repeatedly threatened to kill those found with indelible ink stains to dissuade from participation in elections.!<
My father was in Peru for a time in the 90's and told me that some areas had gangs that would target specific ink colors that were determined by the recipient of your vote. If they didnt like your color they would just kill you :)
They used different colored ink based on who you voted for? That sounds scary and dangerous even in parts of the US
According to this random internet stranger who heard it 2nd-hand over three decades later :)
You can vote twice, but you have to cut the first finger off.