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Story summary
- A shuffled deck of cards broke the tie for Gila Bend’s council seat.
- Each candidate received 67 votes in the July election.
- Arizona law from a century ago mandates a game of chance to resolve tied elections.
- Town clerk Patricia Riggs said the tiebreaker must be open and transparent.
- Gila Bend, about 1,800 residents, lies 50 miles southwest of Phoenix.
