(KMZA)--Marshall County voters will go to the polls Tuesday for a special election to determine the fate of a funding proposal for a new jail.

Voters will decide whether the county should enter into a lease-purchase agreement not to exceed $6.5 million to finance a portion of the proposed new jail. The total estimated cost is $12 million.

The decision to hold the election comes after a valid protest petition was filed in October objecting to the county's lease-purchase plan.

The polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.