(1) The candidate for office receiving the highest number of votes in a primary for the office for which he or she is a candidate shall be t he nominee of his or her party for that office and shall receive the certificate of nomination. (2) If two (2) or more candidates in a primary are found to have received the highest and an equal number of votes for nomination to the same office, the electi on shall be determined by lot in the manner the board directs, in the presence of not less than three (3) other persons. This section does not apply to presidential primaries.
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