Peruvian Mayoral Race Decided by Coin Toss After Candidates Tie at 671 Votes Each
Puno, Peru — A mayoral election in the Conima District of Peru's southern Puno region ended in an exact tie, with both candidates receiving 671 votes, and election officials decided the winner on November 4 by tossing a one-sol coin under the country's electoral law, declaring Rubén Quispe Capajaña the winner.
Conima, near Lake Titicaca, voted in municipal elections on October 4. Quispe, of the Somos Perú party, and Salomino Mamani Quispe, of País Para Todos, finished level. Article 26 of Municipal Elections Law No. 26864 allows a winner to be determined by lottery when candidates receive an equal number of votes, and the Special Electoral Jury of Huancané organised the public draw. Quispe told journalists that becoming mayor had long been his goal. Reports said the losing side questioned the use of a random draw and argued the rules should allow a second round of voting in the event of a tie.
(Source: Peru's Special Electoral Jury)
Source: Peru's Special Electoral Jury
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Photo: 图：秘鲁普诺市与的的喀喀湖。照片：Diego Delso 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Puno, Peru, and Lake Titicaca. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
