肯塔基州罗伯逊县地方执法官竞选91票对91票平局：官员掷硬币定胜负，Fryman胜出
美国肯塔基州罗伯逊县 — 肯塔基州罗伯逊县第2地方执法官选区的竞选以平局收场，并最终以掷硬币方式定出胜负。今日美国11月10日报道，共和党候选人Benny Ray Renner与民主党候选人Kristen Fryman各得91票。
掷币经过
报道援引地方电台WEKU称，选区官员决定不进行重计，而是以掷硬币打破平局，所用的是一枚从当地警长口袋里借来的25美分硬币。
Fryman对该电台表示，由县书记员掷币，她的对手Renner因在选票上列名在先而获得叫币权，他叫了正面，结果开出反面。Fryman说，两人一笑置之，她作为胜者离开，并把那枚硬币留在了自己口袋里。
职位说明
报道援引肯塔基州政府说明称，Fryman胜出的这一职位是县财政法院的一个席位，该机构负责制定县级预算与税率。
报道还提到，今年肯塔基州另有一场共和党初选的地方执法官竞选在选票争议处理后同样出现平局，并同样以掷硬币方式定出胜负。本稿只报道票数与定胜负的程序经过，不作评论。
（来源：罗伯逊县书记官办公室）
Kentucky Magistrate Race Tied 91–91 in Robertson County: Officials Settle It With a Coin Toss, and Fryman Wins
Robertson County, Kentucky — The race for magistrate in Robertson County 2nd Magisterial District ended in a tie and was settled by a coin flip. USA Today reported on November 10 that Republican Benny Ray Renner and Democrat Kristen Fryman both received 91 votes.
The toss
According to local station WEKU, as reported by USA Today, officials decided to break the tie with a coin toss instead of a recount, using a quarter borrowed from the local sheriff's pocket.
Fryman told the outlet that the county clerk flipped the coin, that her opponent Renner got the call because he was listed first on the ballot, and that he called heads while the coin landed on tails. She said they laughed about it, and that she left as the winner with the quarter in her pocket.
The office
According to the state of Kentucky, as cited in the reporting, the seat Fryman won is on the county fiscal court, which sets the county local budget and tax rates.
Reporting added that another Kentucky magistrate contest this year, a Republican primary in Union County, also ended tied after a ballot dispute was resolved, and was likewise settled by a coin toss. This report states the vote totals and the tie-breaking procedure only.
(Source: Robertson County Clerk’s Office)
来源：罗伯逊县书记官办公室
发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）
图片来源：图：位于 Frankfort 的肯塔基州议会大厦。照片：CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
GSM Global · 本篇英文版 English edition of this story
