Deadlock broken by rigerous competition

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2004-11-05 08:37am

Card Draw Settles Nev. Commission Election

ELY, Nev. (AP) - A county commission race in this gambling state was decided in true Nevada fashion - by the luck of the draw.

After finishing Tuesday's election tied with 1,847 votes each, Robert Swetich and Raymond Urrizaga agreed to draw cards to resolve the deadlocked White Pine County commission race.

Urrizaga drew first, choosing a queen of clubs. His opponent pulled the seven of diamonds, then congratulated the winner.

Nevada law provides for drawing lots to break a tie, giving the candidates the option of tossing a coin, drawing straws or picking a card.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-11-05 09:03am

I would have challenged my opponent to a best out of three game of rock-paper-scissors, on the basis that it's pure luck. Of course, rock-paper-scissors is actually an extremely deep game of intellectual weight and psychological rigor, but most people don't realize that.

Hell of a way to run a state.

Jalinth · Post by **Jalinth** » 2004-11-05 10:00am

HemlockGrey wrote:I would have challenged my opponent to a best out of three game of rock-paper-scissors, on the basis that it's pure luck. Of course, rock-paper-scissors is actually an extremely deep game of intellectual weight and psychological rigor, but most people don't realize that.

Hell of a way to run a state.

You need some way to deal with ties - tossing a coin or drawing a card - doesn't really matter.

The fact it is so perfectly matched would be worrying for both sides - the other side will try to reverse it next election.