Board of Elections certifies May 4 election
By Melanie Speicher - mspeicher@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY Results from the May 4 election were certified Monday morning by the Shelby County Board of Elections.
The final results for the Sidney City Schools 0,75% earned income tax levy was 2,128 votes (57.62%) for the levy and 1,565 votes (42,38%) against the levy. On Election Day, 665 voters cast a yes vote for the levy, while 998 people voted against the levy. Election night totals were 2,102 votes in favor of the levy, 57.45%, and 1,557 votes against, 42.55%.
Absentee voters who voted at the board of elections office were the deciding factor for the passage of the levy, as 1,083 people voted yes and o0nly 470 people voted no. Mail-in absentee voters accounted for another 137 yes votes and only 78 no votes. Provisional ballots, which were approved Monday Morning, accounted for another 23 yes votes and eight no votes.