On Tuesday, a tie was broken for the Richmond City Council District 2 race between Andrew Butt and Cesar Zepeda which resulted in Zepeda winning a game of chance.
Both Butt and Zepeda each received 1,921 votes and based on RESOLUTION NO. 79-22, they will be forced to break the tie by placing each candidates name in a sealed unmarked envelop and the tie vote shall be broken by a lot.
The ceremony lasted less than 10-minutes when the clerk directed both candidates to write their name on a piece of paper, seal it in an envelope and place it in a small holiday bag. Both candidates then shook the bag, followed by the clerk. The clerk then attempted to pull an envelop, but pulled both envelop.
They then repeated the process, when Butt asked for a bigger bag or suggested they throw it across the room as the bag was too small. The clerk stuck with the bag. The clerk then pulled the envelope again.”
“The winner is Cesar Zepeda,” declared the city clerk.
The ceremony ended.
Previous Stories:
- Dec. 3 – Supervisor Gioia Shares Thoughts on Tie Richmond City Council Race
- Dec. 1 – Richmond City Council Race Ends in Tie, Heads to Game of Luck
3 comments
[…] Butt and Cesar Zepeda tied and a winner was declared via lot–in their case, two names entered into a bag, the bag was shaken, and Zepeda’s name was pulled thus declaring him the winner. […]
[…] In Richmond, Andrew Butt and Cesar Zepeda tied and a winner was declared via lot–in their case, two names entered into a bag, the bag was shaken, and Zepeda’s name was pulled thus declaring him the winner. […]
[…] 2 race. Before calling for a recount, Zepeda and Butts had tied. On Dec. 6, to break the tie, the City of Richmond on held a tiebreaker by pulling a name from an envelop from a bag which Zepeda’s name was drawn giving him the […]
Comments are closed.