Today(tues) a special election is taking place in Laclede County which will impact funding for the Lebanon Laclede County Library District. Laclede County Clerk Linda Cansler tells us that 84 absentee ballots were cast, and voters are showing up at the polls….

Those who go vote today will decide on a tax levy increase of 7 cents per hundred dollars assessed valuation, for the Library District….

Currently, there are 23-thousand-872 people who are registered to vote in Laclede County and can decide on this tax levy increase. The election polls will stay open today until 7 p.m.