A cube representing Bell landed on six; Zoschke’s cube stopped on two. Bell’s quantity was bigger, so the 42-year-old was chosen because the village’s new president.

“I believed, ‘Okay, that is over,’” Bell stated. “It’s not been an disagreeable expertise, however it’s additionally like sitting on the sting of your seat for a day and a half. I used to be prepared for this to be finished, and naturally I’m pleased it labored out this manner.”

The election within the village of practically 1,200 individuals occurred April 4 between Bell, a board trustee, and Zoschke, who was looking for his second two-year time period as president. Bell’s household moved to the village 27 years in the past, and he stated he fell in love with the neighborhood. He started serving as a board trustee in December 2015.

After voting for himself final Tuesday, Bell stated, he completed work as a community engineer round 8 p.m. and began to comply with the outcomes. As soon as the board’s canvassers counted the votes, Heidi Teich, the village’s clerk, despatched Bell a photograph of the even outcomes.

Teich stated a tie final occurred within the village about 16 years in the past.

“I do discover it fairly unbelievable that this tie occurred when two years in the past we had been struggling to even discover a candidate to run for the workplace,” Teich stated in an electronic mail. “It’s [a] testomony to the neighborhood that we had such nice curiosity by the residents to have a contested race.”

The following morning, Bell informed Teich that he wished board members to decide on between him and Zoschke. Teich, having reviewed the state election information, stated they’d take a special method.

In line with Wisconsin’s Election Administration Guide, a impasse ought to be settled with a way that produces a random consequence. Prior to now few years, cube rolls even have been used to settle elections in Arkansas and California.

The board in Sister Bay scheduled a gathering for Thursday morning and narrowed the choices for selecting a winner to rolling cube, drawing straws, pulling a reputation from a hat, drawing from a deck of playing cards or tossing a coin.

Earlier than a winner was declared, Bell stated he dwelled on the 78 individuals who voted within the election however didn’t vote within the race for village board president.

“We had simply wished yet one more individual had voted,” Bell stated. “[But] I had already, you understand, made my peace with the truth that no matter occurred … there’s nothing I’m going to do to alter this consequence.”

After some dialogue Thursday, the board determined to select a winner with a cube roll, and since Bell and Zoschke didn’t attend, a board member represented every of them. Bell was on a video name for work that morning when he started receiving messages that he had received the cube roll.

After his name, Bell stated, he walked via the village and visited its administration constructing to debate the best way to proceed. He shall be inaugurated April 18. Bell retrieved the profitable cube as a memento and ordered about 100 extra to present away whereas he’s in workplace.

Zoschke informed the Door County Pulse that he received’t request a recount.

“I’ve no issues or antipathy or unhealthy feeling concerning the course of,” Zoschke informed the Wisconsin information outlet. He added: “I really feel honored and privileged to have served so long as I’ve.”

Bell stated he and Zoschke typically argued at conferences, however they stay in the identical neighborhood, separated by simply one home. Bell stated he bumped into Zoschke close to a marina Sunday night time. They joked concerning the voting course of and mentioned collaborating sooner or later.

“I hope sometime that Rob and I can sit down at some occasions for charity,” Bell stated, “and simply roll cube to boost cash.”