On the day of the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections, voting was suspended due to a lack of ballots at some polling stations on the 3rd, a scene from the 121st episode of "The Age of the Caveman" was revisited online.
The scene involves the deliberate stealing of ballots to prevent voters from casting their ballots. Lim Hwa Soo (Choi Joon Yong) said, "The distribution of ballot boxes has begun nationwide. The voter lists and ballots will arrive secretly," says Lim Hwa-soo (Choi Joon-yong). When his subordinates worry that "the people won't stay still if they don't get their ballots," he adds, "What do they know, if they don't get their ballots, they will think they didn't vote."
The remarks, coupled with the ballot shortage, quickly went viral online. Some commenters drew parallels between the show's depiction of election fraud and real-life polling place chaos.
MBC's flagship entertainment program "Infinite Challenge" also drew attention to the ballot shortage. In the video, a citizen is seen asking Yoo Jae Suk for an autograph. The citizen said, "Why don't the staff have any paper?" Some reacted that this was similar to the shortage of ballots in the local elections.