B.C. Premier Christy Clark may have spoiled her own ballot

A candidate's trip to the polling booth is always a big deal.

Traditionally it's a good photo-op for the candidate and it provides compelling images for newspapers and television outlets alike.

Unfortunately, for B.C. Premier Christy Clark, she sort of spoiled the moment and maybe even her ballot.

As explained by CKNW News, the Premier voted at the advance polls, on Wednesday, in her home riding of Vancouver-Fairview.

A spokesperson for Elections BC said that for any ballot to be valid, the voter's intent must be clear.

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"If a voter writes a name, feels they may have made a mistake and crosses it out and writes another name and the intent of the voter, the ballot would be counted," Don Main told CBC News.

"If the intent of the voter is not clear then it would be a rejected ballot."

The problem is that it didn't look like Clark crossed-out her own name.

Now, that's a big oops.

How's Clark going to feel if MacDiarmid loses by just one vote?

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As you might imaging the misstep caused a bit of a stir in social media and especially on Twitter.

(Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press)

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