明尼苏达州一市长选举1401比1401打平 将抽签定胜负
明尼苏达州斯普林莱克帕克市消息：当地市长选举打成平手，现任市长罗伯特·尼尔森与挑战者哈琳·罗斯各得1401票，另有12张手写选票。市政府11月5日公布了这一结果。
根据明尼苏达州法律，平票选举须以抽签方式决定胜负。市议会定于11月9日下午5时30分在市政厅议会厅公开核票，若结果不变，将当场抽取一名候选人的名字定胜负，整个过程向公众开放，市民可到场见证。
落选一方可在抽签后七天内要求由公费负担的重新计票。罗斯表示，若尼尔森在抽签中获胜，他计划要求重新计票。
斯普林莱克帕克市是明尼阿波利斯市郊。市行政官丹尼尔·布赫霍尔茨称，如此精确的平票极为罕见。
Minnesota Mayor's Race Tied 1,401 to 1,401; Winner to Be Decided by Drawing
SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn. — The mayoral election in Spring Lake Park ended in a tie, with incumbent Mayor Robert Nelson and challenger Halyn Roth each receiving 1,401 votes, alongside 12 write-in ballots. The city announced the result on November 5.
Under Minnesota law, a tied election must be decided by lot. The city council is scheduled to canvass the votes publicly at 5:30 p.m. on November 9 in the council chambers at City Hall; if the result stands, a candidate's name will be drawn on the spot to decide the winner. The proceedings are open to the public.
The losing candidate may, within seven days of the drawing, request a recount paid for with public funds. Roth said that if Nelson wins the drawing, he plans to request a recount.
Spring Lake Park is a suburb of Minneapolis. City Administrator Daniel Buchholtz called such an exact tie extremely rare.
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