But Who Checked The Chads?

After four recounts, the two candidates for the influential post of Mayor of Burke Shire Council in North Queensland were tied at 85 votes apiece (Wonder how long it was before they started calling trends?), so today the electoral Commission, using all the latest whizz-bang technology, allocated a different coloured marble each to the two candidates, Curly and Macca, and drew one from a hat.

Of course in Tasmania they do it even more hi-tech; a listener called in to the ABC to say that he ran for Mayor of a small town(un-named) and tied with the incumbent. According to Tassie election procedures, each candidate wrote their name on a piece of paper with the incumbent given the job of drawing one out. So what does he do? Draw the other blokes name out! Why didn't he crease his paper or write on a piece of foil or something so he could tell them apart? He deserved the arse - we don't need people that inept in government.