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The city of Athens’ proposed income tax increase appears to have passed by a slim margin in Tuesday’s election, but that could change.

As of Tuesday night when the votes were counted, the proposed two-tenths of a percent increase was ahead by eight votes.

However, there are 46 provisional city ballots remaining, some or all of which could be counted. The county board of elections will meet next Wednesday to decide which ones to count. And then it will be the following Wednesday before those ballots are actually counted. That’s how the process works.

Ballots are deemed provisional when there is some kind of issue that prevents them from being counted on Election Day.

These ballots get set aside and the elections board reviews the reason why for each ballot and makes its decision. The board members do not see the ballots, which remain sealed, so they don’t know how the person voted when they make their decisions, said Tony Brooks, director of the elections board.

It’s also possible, if the margin of victory or loss is small enough, there could be a recount. This is required when the margin is within one-half of 1% of the votes cast.

The fate of a proposed Athens income tax increase is uncertain for now because of provisional ballots The city of Athens’ proposed income tax increase appears to have passed by a slim margin in Tuesday’s election, but that could change.