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A tie breaker Six Nations Elections officer Steve Williams found himself in the unfavourable position of having to break a tie at Saturday\u2019s band council elections. Only he allowed the competitors to do it instead. A tie occurred in District Six when two candidates, Mark Hill and Lynn Travis Bomberry tied at 75 votes each. Hill is an incumbent, Bomberry a newcomer to the race. 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From tie breaking to oddly placed signs to win a basket the 57th election was\u00a0 one for the books. A tie breaker Six Nations Elections officer Steve Williams found himself in the unfavourable position of having to break a tie at Saturday\u2019s band council elections. Only he allowed the competitors to do it instead. A tie occurred in District Six when two candidates, Mark Hill and Lynn Travis Bomberry tied at 75 votes each. Hill is an incumbent, Bomberry a newcomer to the race. 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