WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – With a little over a dozen total votes left to count, most Whatcom County election measures have been decided.

It’s unlikely that any of those ballots will have any sway over a tightly contested levy measure.

The Whatcom County Auditor reports a levy lid lift for property owners in Fire District 1 is on track to fail by 30 votes.

Residents rejected the measure in precinct 151 by a single vote, while a pair of voters split a tie in precinct 153 with two “no” votes.

Precinct 151 covers areas south of Everson down to Hopewell Road, extending east beyond Goodwin Road. Bordering Precinct 151 to the south, #153 includes all of Deming and Nugent’s Corner.

The only precinct in unincorporated Whatcom County that voted to approve the levy lid lift was #154, which encompasses the greater Cedarville Road area.

More densely populated precincts in Everson and Nooksack all saw broader support for the measure.

Once all ballots are counted, results of the November election will be formally certified by the auditor’s office on Nov. 24.