An updated tally of votes from the general election has Graham Fire and Rescue's levy passing after earlier returns put it on the losing side. Results announced Thursday night by the Pierce County elections department gave the levy a 60.5 percent yes vote. A minimum of 60 percent is required for the measure to pass. The department plans to release updated results of the election at the end of each business day through Nov. 24, with final official results due on Nov. 25. The levy failed in the primary election in August with a 58 percent approval. The fire district's commissioners submitted it to voters again for the general election. The district requested the levy to fund additional personnel and halt a trend of service cutbacks. The latter recently grew to include full or partial closure of three fire stations and reduced responses to non-life-threatening emergencies.
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