HOLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A drawing settled a tie in a small-town election in western Michigan.
Tammy Jager finished third in the Aug. 4 Republican primary for two seats on the Holton Township board in Muskegon County. But she gained one vote in a recount, which then pulled her into a tie with Brian Norton.
How do you settle a tie? State law says a drawing is performed. Jager pulled a piece of paper Wednesday that said “elected,” WOOD-TV reported.
Jager now advances to the fall election.
In local elections, every vote matters - “it really, really does,” township Clerk Sarah Hippler said.
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