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In a measure of how far Thursday's presidential election in Sri Lanka has become a knife-edge contest, diplomats here have been checking the rules in case of a dead heat: according to a 1981 act, the rival candidates would draw lots to settle on a winner.via: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/07/us-sri-lanka-election-idUSKBN0KG05F20150107