diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index eea7a63..de66d59 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "block-buffer"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4152116fd6e9dadb291ae18fc1ec3575ed6d84c29642d97890f4b4a3417297e4"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "0.2.16"
@@ -122,6 +131,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6245d59a3e82a7fc217c5828a6692dbc6dfb63a0c8c90495621f7b9d79704a0e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpufeatures"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed00c67cb5d0a7d64a44f6ad2668db7e7530311dd53ea79bcd4fb022c64911c8"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crc32fast"
 version = "1.2.1"
@@ -171,6 +189,15 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "524cbf6897b527295dff137cec09ecf3a05f4fddffd7dfcd1585403449e74198"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "digest"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3dd60d1080a57a05ab032377049e0591415d2b31afd7028356dbf3cc6dcb066"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "doc-comment"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -195,6 +222,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "generic-array"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "501466ecc8a30d1d3b7fc9229b122b2ce8ed6e9d9223f1138d4babb253e51817"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "git-version"
 version = "0.3.4"
@@ -368,6 +405,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "opaque-debug"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "opentally"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -387,6 +430,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "paste",
  "rug",
+ "sha2",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "xmltree",
 ]
@@ -524,6 +568,19 @@ version = "1.0.126"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec7505abeacaec74ae4778d9d9328fe5a5d04253220a85c4ee022239fc996d03"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.9.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b362ae5752fd2137731f9fa25fd4d9058af34666ca1966fb969119cc35719f12"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+ "opaque-debug",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "static_assertions"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -553,6 +610,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7f741b240f1a48843f9b8e0444fb55fb2a4ff67293b50a9179dfd5ea67f8d41"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "typenum"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "879f6906492a7cd215bfa4cf595b600146ccfac0c79bcbd1f3000162af5e8b06"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
 version = "1.7.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 76fb725..83eca80 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ git-version = "0.3.4"
 ibig = "0.3.2"
 itertools = "0.10.1"
 num-traits = "0.2"
+sha2 = "0.9.5"
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.74"
 
 # Only for WebAssembly - include here for syntax highlighting
diff --git a/docs/rng.md b/docs/rng.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ed5405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/rng.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Deterministic random number generator specification
+
+The deterministic random number generator used in OpenTally is based on an algorithm by [Ronald L Rivest](https://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/sampler.py).
+
+The algorithm takes a *seed* value, which is an arbitrary character string. The algorithm has, in its internal state, a *counter*, whose value is initially 0.
+
+In order to generate a value between 0 (inclusive) and *n* (exclusive), to the state is appended a comma (",") followed by the value of the counter, and a SHA-256 hash *H* is computed of the resulting string encoded using UTF-8. The hash *H* is represented as an unsigned hexadecimal integer, *k*. The counter is incremented by 1.
+
+In order to avoid modulo bias, if *k* ≥ ⌊*M*/*n*⌋ × *n* (where *M* = 2^256), *k* is discarded and the algorithm is repeated.
+
+Otherwise, the result is *k* modulo *n*.
diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 4f9964d..22eb9af 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@
 								<option value="prompt">Prompt</option>
 							</select>
 						</label>
-						<!--<label>
+						<label>
 							Random seed:
 							<input type="text" id="txtSeed" value="">
-						</label>-->
+						</label>
 					</div>
 					<!--<div class="subheading">
 						Constraints:
diff --git a/html/index.js b/html/index.js
index 230e63d..aea0df2 100644
--- a/html/index.js
+++ b/html/index.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ async function clickCount() {
 		document.getElementById('selQuotaCriterion').value,
 		document.getElementById('selQuotaMode').value,
 		document.getElementById('selTies').value.split(','),
+		document.getElementById('txtSeed').value,
 		document.getElementById('selTransfers').value,
 		document.getElementById('selSurplus').value,
 		document.getElementById('selPapers').value == 'transferable',
@@ -129,6 +130,13 @@ async function clickCount() {
 	});
 }
 
+// Provide a default seed
+if (document.getElementById('txtSeed').value === '') {
+	function pad(x) { if (x < 10) { return '0' + x; } return '' + x; }
+	let d = new Date();
+	document.getElementById('txtSeed').value = d.getFullYear() + pad(d.getMonth() + 1) + pad(d.getDate());
+}
+
 // Print logic
 
 async function printResult() {
diff --git a/src/election.rs b/src/election.rs
index 0713b13..0467afc 100644
--- a/src/election.rs
+++ b/src/election.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 use crate::logger::Logger;
 use crate::numbers::Number;
+use crate::sharandom::SHARandom;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ pub struct CountState<'a, N> {
 	
 	pub forwards_tiebreak: Option<HashMap<&'a Candidate, usize>>,
 	pub backwards_tiebreak: Option<HashMap<&'a Candidate, usize>>,
+	pub random: Option<SHARandom<'a>>,
 	
 	pub quota: Option<N>,
 	pub vote_required_election: Option<N>,
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ impl<'a, N: Number> CountState<'a, N> {
 			loss_fraction: CountCard::new(),
 			forwards_tiebreak: None,
 			backwards_tiebreak: None,
+			random: None,
 			quota: None,
 			vote_required_election: None,
 			num_elected: 0,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index efda35e..098b1b5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 pub mod election;
 pub mod logger;
 pub mod numbers;
+pub mod sharandom;
 pub mod stv;
 pub mod ties;
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3c1ab3e..bad581f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ struct STV {
 	#[clap(help_heading=Some("STV VARIANTS"), short='t', long, possible_values=&["forwards", "backwards", "random", "prompt"], default_value="prompt", value_name="methods")]
 	ties: Vec<String>,
 	
+	/// Random seed to use with --ties random
+	#[clap(help_heading=Some("STV VARIANTS"), long, value_name="seed")]
+	random_seed: Option<String>,
+	
 	/// Method of surplus distributions
 	#[clap(help_heading=Some("STV VARIANTS"), short='s', long, possible_values=&["wig", "uig", "eg", "meek"], default_value="wig", value_name="method")]
 	surplus: String,
@@ -192,6 +196,7 @@ where
 		&cmd_opts.quota_criterion,
 		&cmd_opts.quota_mode,
 		&cmd_opts.ties,
+		&cmd_opts.random_seed,
 		&cmd_opts.surplus,
 		&cmd_opts.surplus_order,
 		cmd_opts.transferable_only,
diff --git a/src/sharandom.rs b/src/sharandom.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3605685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sharandom.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*  OpenTally: Open-source election vote counting
+ *  Copyright © 2021 Lee Yingtong Li (RunasSudo)
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use ibig::UBig;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SHARandom<'r> {
+	seed: &'r str,
+	counter: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'r> SHARandom<'r> {
+	pub fn new(seed: &'r str) -> Self {
+		Self {
+			seed: seed,
+			counter: 0,
+		}
+	}
+	
+	pub fn next(&mut self, max: usize) -> usize {
+		let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+		hasher.update(format!("{},{}", self.seed, self.counter).as_bytes());
+		
+		self.counter += 1;
+		
+		let hash = hasher.finalize();
+		let hash = UBig::from_be_bytes(&hash);
+		
+		if hash >= UBig::from(2_u32).pow(256) / UBig::from(max) * UBig::from(max) {
+			return self.next(max);
+		}
+		
+		return (hash % UBig::from(max)).to_string().parse().unwrap();
+	}
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+	
+	#[test]
+	fn sharandom1() {
+		let mut random = SHARandom::new(&"foobar");
+		assert_eq!(random.next(10), 0);
+		assert_eq!(random.next(42), 30);
+		assert_eq!(random.next(64), 13);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/stv/mod.rs b/src/stv/mod.rs
index d76652b..4ca30f1 100644
--- a/src/stv/mod.rs
+++ b/src/stv/mod.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub mod wasm;
 
 use crate::numbers::Number;
 use crate::election::{Candidate, CandidateState, CountCard, CountState, Parcel, Vote};
+use crate::sharandom::SHARandom;
 use crate::ties::TieStrategy;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ use std::cmp::max;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ops;
 
-pub struct STVOptions<'o> {
+pub struct STVOptions {
 	pub round_tvs: Option<usize>,
 	pub round_weights: Option<usize>,
 	pub round_votes: Option<usize>,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct STVOptions<'o> {
 	pub quota: QuotaType,
 	pub quota_criterion: QuotaCriterion,
 	pub quota_mode: QuotaMode,
-	pub ties: Vec<TieStrategy<'o>>,
+	pub ties: Vec<TieStrategy>,
 	pub surplus: SurplusMethod,
 	pub surplus_order: SurplusOrder,
 	pub transferable_only: bool,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct STVOptions<'o> {
 	pub pp_decimals: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'o> STVOptions<'o> {
+impl STVOptions {
 	pub fn new(
 		round_tvs: Option<usize>,
 		round_weights: Option<usize>,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ impl<'o> STVOptions<'o> {
 		quota_criterion: &str,
 		quota_mode: &str,
 		ties: &Vec<String>,
+		random_seed: &Option<String>,
 		surplus: &str,
 		surplus_order: &str,
 		transferable_only: bool,
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ impl<'o> STVOptions<'o> {
 			ties: ties.into_iter().map(|t| match t.as_str() {
 				"forwards" => TieStrategy::Forwards,
 				"backwards" => TieStrategy::Backwards,
-				"random" => TieStrategy::Random(&"TODO"),
+				"random" => TieStrategy::Random(random_seed.as_ref().expect("Must provide a --random-seed if using --ties random").clone()),
 				"prompt" => TieStrategy::Prompt,
 				_ => panic!("Invalid --ties"),
 			}).collect(),
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ impl<'o> STVOptions<'o> {
 		if self.normalise_ballots { flags.push("--normalise-ballots".to_string()); }
 		let ties_str = self.ties.iter().map(|t| t.describe()).join(" ");
 		if ties_str != "prompt" { flags.push(format!("--ties {}", ties_str)); }
+		for t in self.ties.iter() { if let TieStrategy::Random(seed) = t { flags.push(format!("--random-seed {}", seed)); } }
 		if self.quota != QuotaType::DroopExact { flags.push(self.quota.describe()); }
 		if self.quota_criterion != QuotaCriterion::Greater { flags.push(self.quota_criterion.describe()); }
 		if self.quota_mode != QuotaMode::Static { flags.push(self.quota_mode.describe()); }
@@ -295,7 +298,14 @@ pub enum STVError {
 	UnresolvedTie,
 }
 
-pub fn count_init<N: Number>(mut state: &mut CountState<'_, N>, opts: &STVOptions) {
+pub fn count_init<'a, N: Number>(mut state: &mut CountState<'a, N>, opts: &'a STVOptions) {
+	// Initialise RNG
+	for t in opts.ties.iter() {
+		if let TieStrategy::Random(seed) = t {
+			state.random = Some(SHARandom::new(seed));
+		}
+	}
+	
 	distribute_first_preferences(&mut state);
 	calculate_quota(&mut state, opts);
 	elect_meeting_quota(&mut state, opts);
diff --git a/src/stv/wasm.rs b/src/stv/wasm.rs
index 4753af2..57b5801 100644
--- a/src/stv/wasm.rs
+++ b/src/stv/wasm.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_type {
 		#[wasm_bindgen]
 		#[allow(non_snake_case)]
 		pub fn [<count_init_$type>](state: &mut [<CountState$type>], opts: &STVOptions) {
-			stv::count_init(&mut state.0, &opts.0);
+			stv::count_init(&mut state.0, opts.as_static());
 		}
 		
 		#[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl_type!(NativeFloat64);
 impl_type!(Rational);
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
-pub struct STVOptions(stv::STVOptions<'static>);
+pub struct STVOptions(stv::STVOptions);
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 impl STVOptions {
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ impl STVOptions {
 		quota_criterion: &str,
 		quota_mode: &str,
 		ties: Array,
+		random_seed: String,
 		surplus: &str,
 		surplus_order: &str,
 		transferable_only: bool,
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ impl STVOptions {
 			quota_criterion,
 			quota_mode,
 			&ties.iter().map(|v| v.as_string().unwrap()).collect(),
+			&Some(random_seed),
 			surplus,
 			surplus_order,
 			transferable_only,
@@ -186,6 +188,15 @@ impl STVOptions {
 	}
 }
 
+impl STVOptions {
+	fn as_static(&self) -> &'static stv::STVOptions {
+		unsafe {
+			let ptr = &self.0 as *const stv::STVOptions;
+			&*ptr
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Reporting
 
 fn init_results_table<N: Number>(election: &Election<N>, opts: &stv::STVOptions) -> String {
diff --git a/src/ties.rs b/src/ties.rs
index 74ecca3..18ae25f 100644
--- a/src/ties.rs
+++ b/src/ties.rs
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use std::io::{stdin, stdout, Write};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
-pub enum TieStrategy<'s> {
+pub enum TieStrategy {
 	Forwards,
 	Backwards,
-	Random(&'s str),
+	Random(String),
 	Prompt,
 }
 
-impl<'s> TieStrategy<'s> {
+impl TieStrategy {
 	pub fn describe(&self) -> String {
 		match self {
 			Self::Forwards => "forwards",
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ impl<'s> TieStrategy<'s> {
 					return Ok(candidates[0]);
 				}
 			}
-			Self::Random(_seed) => { todo!() }
+			Self::Random(_) => {
+				state.logger.log_literal(format!("Tie between {} broken at random.", smart_join(&candidates.iter().map(|c| c.name.as_str()).collect())));
+				return Ok(candidates[state.random.as_mut().unwrap().next(candidates.len())]);
+			}
 			Self::Prompt => {
 				match prompt(candidates) {
 					Ok(c) => {