Determination of Tie

3 GCA § 12123 — under Election Contests.

3 GCA § 12123

If at any election, two (2) or more persons receive an equal number of votes which is the highest number of ballot votes cast for the same office, a judge of the Superior Court of Guam shall forthwith summon the candidates who received the votes to appear at a time to be designated by the judge. A

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judge of the Superior Court of Guam shall at that time and place determine the tie by lot; provided, that in case two (2) or more vacancies are to be filled, a tie need not be broken when both the tie nominees are elected to office. SOURCE: GC § 2622. Codified as 3 GCA § 12123. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).

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