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Random drawings under Pennsylvania law settle dozens of tied local races in Lycoming County
Summary
Election staff in Lycoming County conducted state-required random drawings to break tie votes in dozens of local contests, declaring winners for municipal, township and school board seats and explaining acceptance deadlines and procedures.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a moderator for the drawing, said the session was being held “because the law says so,” explaining that the Pennsylvania Election Code requires tied contests to be resolved by a random drawing on the third Friday following the election. The office moved through contests for city council, school boards, township auditors and tax collectors, and poll-worker offices, declaring winners as numbers were drawn from a box of slips numbered 100–200.
The drawing resolved a tied city council contest when a candidate recorded 114 and was declared the winner. In the South Williams Board Area school director race — a 13-way tie for two available seats — Unidentified Speaker 1 announced the results…
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