By a margin of 492-711, voters in the Crofton school district rejected an $18.9 million bond issue that would have brought K-12 students together at one site.
The election was conducted with mail-in ballots sent to school patrons in Knox and Cedar counties. The vote totals of the bond issue, which required a simple majority for passage, remain unofficial until the canvassing board meets at the Knox County Courthouse in Center, Nebraska.
Knox County Clerk Joann Fischer said the bond issue drew 1,203 votes, with the measure receiving about 41% approval. The proposal lost in both counties, with Knox County voters opposed 353-487 and Cedar County voters rejecting it 139-224.