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Schwarzenegger foiled by e-voting slip-up

Anne Broache Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Anne Broache
covers Capitol Hill goings-on and technology policy from Washington, D.C.
Anne Broache

When California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger headed to his local polling place during Tuesday's elections, he uncovered some baffling news: Someone with his name had already cast a ballot.

An imposter, perhaps?

Not quite. Chalk it up to human error: Voting officials entered the Governator's name as a sample last month while testing voting computers and neglected to delete it, the Associated Press is reporting (link via CBS News).

After a call to the county office, the problem was sorted out and the governor was able to cast his vote as normal.