A Democrat has won an election tiebreaker in Mississippi by drawing a big green straw from a bag.Bo Eaton, a 20-year incumbent, defeated Republican challenger Mark Tullos in the drawing Friday in the ...
NEVER HAPPENED. THERE. AS THE SUN SETS ON A BUSY ELECTION SEASON, ONE RACE IN THE CITY OF GALT HAS COME DOWN TO THE WIRE. IT’S BEEN A WHIRLWIND. IT’S PRETTY CRAZY FOR IT TO COME DOWN TO THIS. MATTHEW ...
GALT — In Galt, a deadlocked city council led to the two candidates participating in an unusual tiebreaker. The only rule, according to Galt City Clerk Tina Hubert, for the tiebreaker: "The longest ...
In an era of invective and distrust, two California candidates turned a tie over to chance. By Jess Bidgood We know by now that America is a land of deep political division and heated red-on-blue, ...
I'll cheerfully admit that until last weekend I had no idea that Mississippi decides tied elections by drawing straws -- much less that other states flip a coin. The only comparable version of planned ...
NEVER HAPPENED. THERE. AS THE SUN SETS ON A BUSY ELECTION SEASON, ONE RACE IN THE CITY OF GALT HAS COME DOWN TO THE WIRE. IT’S BEEN A WHIRLWIND. IT’S PRETTY CRAZY FOR IT TO COME DOWN TO THIS. MATTHEW ...