A ballot measure meant to eliminate a defunct county-level position within the state’s judicial system just barely failed in Tuesday’s election, preliminary results show.

According to the Associated Press, 64.7% of voters opted to abolish the register of the probate, with 96% of votes counted. That’s just shy of the two-thirds majority needed.

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