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The Governor of California ran into some trouble yesterday while casting his ballot in the Statewide Direct Primary. After filling out his ballot at Kenter Canyon Elementary School, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger found it was rejected by the machine since he'd mistakenly marked votes for two Republican Senate candidates, explains KTLA.
Pollworker Keta Hodgson explained the issue to Schwarzenegger, and offered him the option to override the rejection and have his Senate vote not be counted, or destroy the ballot and vote on a new one. Schwarzenegger opted for the "do-over," and went back to the booth to mark a fresh ballot--this time one that was accepted without issue.