Measure C failing even with majority of voters approving of a tax increase

10:55 PM Update - With all of the local precincts counted, it appears Measure C has failed. With a final tally of the precinct votes and some mail-ins received by 10:49 p.m., the "yes" votes totaled 54 percent, with the "no" votes getting 46 percent. The measure needed two-thirds to pass.

There may still be some late mail-ins to be counted and the vote has not been certified at this time.

Of the 9,889 registered voters, just 2215 ballots (22.4 percent) have been received tonight.

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The day is finally here to determine if there will be an additional one-half percent sales tax added to purchases in South Lake Tahoe to pay for roads.

Measure C, the lone item on ballots for South Lake Tahoe voters, needs to pass by a two-thirds margin.

At 8:01 p.m., the first count was released by the El Dorado County Elections department.

At this time they are:

Yes - 1014 55.53%
No - 812 44.47%

There are 9,889 registered voters in the City limits, the only ones able for vote.