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Spokane County Fire District 8 levy increase appears to pass in early Special Election results
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Early results of Tuesday's Spokane County Special Elections indicate Spokane County Fire District 8 will get the levy increase it was hoping for.
As of 8:45 p.m. on April 22, about 57% of voters support the proposed levy increase, while roughly 42% oppose it.
Voter turnout was about 31%, with nearly 6,200 ballots cast out of the roughly 20,000 registered voters.
The levy increase requires a simple majority of 50% to pass.
https://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-county-fire-district-8-levy-increase-appears-to-fail-in-early-special-election-results/article_996448b5-2bbd-45d3-9452-62587ccf0afd.html