You are in the How the votes will be counted section Home … Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined Authority Mayoral elections … Verification and count … How the votes will be counted … Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined Authority Mayoral elections Print this page | Print full guidance Equality of votes If two or more candidates have the same number of first and second-choice votes at the end of the second stage count, and a further vote for either would see the candidate elected, the CARO must decide between them by drawing lots.1 The CARO will decide the method of drawing lots. 1. Rule 59(14), Schedule 1 Combined Authorities Mayoral Rules 2017 (CAM Rules 2017) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Last updated: 19 June 2026 Book traversal links for Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined Authority Mayoral elections What if the vote on a ballot paper is not clear? Recounts Modal Title