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    A pilgrim hat, a poker game and a coin flip: 3 ways of settling tied elections

    by Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times Dec 26, 2017 3 minutes

    Mayor Margaret Gentle stood before a room of residents and city employees in North Port, Fla., explaining why, after almost 15 years as their leader, she would be stepping down.

    Her re-election race had ended in a tie, with Gentle and her challenger, Frank Coulter, each receiving 1,554 votes.

    The city attorney determined that the race would be decided by a coin toss, but Gentle wouldn't stand for that. That,

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