660:23 Primaries; County Offices in a General Election. –
If the candidates having the highest number of votes for any nomination made at a state or presidential primary or for election to county office made at a state general election shall have an equal number, the secretary of state shall determine the nomination by lot in the presence of the candidates who are tied if, after notice from him, they elect to be present.
Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.