Firefighter John Wright, right, and volunteer firefighter Marissa Abramowicz, left, scrub down Engine 821 after a weekly engineering test at Sonoita-Elgin Fire District in 2018.

Proposition 310, which aims to increase the state’s sales tax by 0.1% to fund a "Fire District Safety Fund," is failing with only 48% voter approval, according to unofficial results updated Wednesday from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.

The measure is still undecided as it is not known how many ballots were still left to count statewide.

The tax would last for 20 years and is said to help fire districts in rural communities fill gaps in service.

The Arizona State Treasurer would be required to distribute funds collected from the tax monthly.

See how election ballots are sorted, secured, processed and counted in Pima County after you vote.


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Contact reporter Nicole Ludden at nludden@tucson.com