Salina Post

SALINA — Although the final tally is unofficial, a $110.7 million bond proposal for school improvements in Salina USD 305 will pass easily.

During the Saline County Commission meeting Tuesday morning, Saline County Clerk and Elections Officer Don Merriman said with approximately 500 votes left to be counted, the yea votes were 8,352, compared to 5,639 voting against the measure.

Merriman said 13,591 votes were cast. Merriman said 300 of the mail-in ballots did not have signatures on the envelope and would not be counted, and the county commission will review about 50 provisional ballots on Monday.

Merriman said the final vote totals would be available Tuesday afternoon.

The deadline to have the ballots into the Saline County Clerks Office was noon Tuesday.