Blue Valley/Randolph’s USD 384 voters overwhelmingly said yes to a mail ballot, which calls for an increase in the local option budget authority. Unofficial results indicate that with seven of the seven precincts counted, 474 people or nearly 77 percent voted yes, with 143 or about 23 percent voting no.
Riley county Election Supervisor Jolene Keck indicates there were only two provisional ballots, and an official election canvass will be held Monday, March second.
This was the first area mail ballot election under state law changes involving obtaining additional local option budget authority.
