37. Section 24. The person or persons receiving the greatest number of votes for any office in the city shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office; and if there shall be no choice for any office by reason of two (2) or more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the council shall, at the meeting mentioned in the preceding section, determine by lot between such persons which shall be considered elected to such office.
Statutory reference:
Determination of election by lot, see M.C.L.A. §§ 168.851 et seq.