EVERETT — It appears a Monroe levy to buy new school buses will pass by a narrow margin.
Another batch of ballots was counted Friday, nudging the “yes” vote from 50.23 percent to 50.36 percent. The measure from the April 27 special election needs a simple majority to pass.
“I think the results are pretty firm,” said Garth Fell, the Snohomish County elections manager.
The election’s office has 117 ballots that are being challenged because there were either missing signatures or signatures that don’t match ones on file. It had to reject 258 more ballots that were mailed too late.
Final election results are expected to be certified Wednesday.
Monroe’s two-year transportation levy would replace buses that are between 18 and 25 years old.
It would raise $800,000 over two years and cost 8 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. That’s $24 for a $300,000 home.
The outcome of five other measures did not change when additional ballots were counted Friday.
An emergency services levy in Everett continues to pass with a 66.59 percent “yes” vote.
A $32 million school bond in Marysville is failing with a 52.4 percent “yes” vote. School bond measures require a 60 percent “yes” vote.
Voters in the Index School District are passing a maintenance and operation levy with a 77.2 percent “yes” vote.
Two other Monroe school measures — a capital projects levy and a construction bond — are failing with 47.2 percent and 44.7 percent respectively.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@heraldnet.com.
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