Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County State’s Attorney says there is no direct evidence of election tampering at during the January school bond vote at the Maple Valley School District.

Carl Martineck says the State Crime Bureau investigation included interviewing poll workers about individuals making improper statements to sway voters, which found most of which was hearsay.

The $10.3 million bond for the school district which includes parts of Barnes and Cass Counties, failed by just ten votes.