Mt. Dora City Council election will be decided by name picked out of hat

The last ballots were counted in the race for a seat on the Mt. Dora city council on Friday and the result is still a tie.Candidates Nick Girone and Marie Rich each have 2,349 votes and Friday was the last day for any of the 16 outstanding absentee ballots to be counted, but there were none.The Mt. Dora City Council will break the tie by picking a name out of a hat at a meeting scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday.The candidates were hoping for a run-off election to be held, but the Mt. Dora City attorney said that can only happen in an election that has more than two candidates.Top video: Dancing baby wows internetRich said she would prefer for the existing city council members to pick the winner rather than have her name or incumbent Girone’s name picked out of a hat.LIST: Florida among America's most corrupt states

The last ballots were counted in the race for a seat on the Mt. Dora city council on Friday and the result is still a tie.

Candidates Nick Girone and Marie Rich each have 2,349 votes and Friday was the last day for any of the 16 outstanding absentee ballots to be counted, but there were none.

The Mt. Dora City Council will break the tie by picking a name out of a hat at a meeting scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The candidates were hoping for a run-off election to be held, but the Mt. Dora City attorney said that can only happen in an election that has more than two candidates.

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Rich said she would prefer for the existing city council members to pick the winner rather than have her name or incumbent Girone’s name picked out of a hat.

LIST: Florida among America's most corrupt states