Colored pens and coin tosses used to settle tied elections
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) " In Manteo, North Carolina, population about 1,400, the vote for one town commission post was so close that it took nearly three weeks, two recounts, a drawing of straws and a coin toss to settle the election.The town in coastal Dare County is among several in North Carolina where elections were decided by just a few votes or ended in a tie, demonstrating once again an old political truism."This is proof that every vote is important," said Michele Barnes, [...]
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