Should burnouts or jelly wrestling decide the mayoralty? PHILLIP ROLLO/FAIRFAX NZ If there's a tie, Hamilton's mayor could be decided by a coin toss. Only nine votes separate Andrew King and rival Paula Southgate in the race to become Hamilton's mayor and a recount is on the way. Here's a few alternative tie-breaker ideas:SUPPLIED If votes are split evenly, a coin toss could decide the Hamilton mayoralty. READ MORE:​* Coin toss could decide Hamilton's mayoral race* Election cliffhanger: Andrew King holds 14-vote lead in Hamilton's mayoral racePaper, scissors, rock: A schoolyard favourite with the best of three taking the crown.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 00:28 UTC