Heads you're mayor, tails you're not

Idaho state quarter Photo by Wikipedia user Kermitmorningstar

Close elections for political office have come down to runoffs, recounts and even a Supreme Court decision. Thursday night in the state of Idaho, one will be decided by coin toss.

The town of Albion, Idaho will flip a coin Thursday to decide who gets to be their mayor after the votes were evenly split in the election on November 5. It's not a spur-of-the-moment solution either; it's actually Idaho law.

The opponents whose potential job title rests on the flip are incumbent Mayor Don Bowden and challenger John Davis. Albion's city clerk Mary Yeaman will be responsible for the toss of the coin, which she told Boise State Public Radio will use a silver half dollar volunteered by an Albion citizen -- or an Idaho state quarter if he forgets.

H/T Justin Scuiletti