Two measures related to busing on the Kansas University campus failed this week because not enough students turned out to vote.

About 5 percent of students voted Wednesday and Thursday in a special election on adding two new student fees: a $20 fee to pay for a newer fleet of buses and a $15 fee to make bus rides free to anyone with a KUID card. Election rules require 10 percent of students to vote for the results to be valid.

Students could vote online or at one of two polling sites on campus.

Bad weather was partly to blame for the low turnout, said KU student Jessica Mortinger, the campus transportation coordinator. She said there also were logistical problems that hampered turnout.

“There wasn’t a big enough campaign, I think, to get students out to vote,” she said. “There weren’t links in the right places. A lot of students couldn’t find where to vote.”

Mortinger said the questions likely will be placed on the regular April ballot. About 70 percent of the students who did vote were in favor of the new fees.

According to KU Elections Commissioner Cayla Witty, the final cost of the election hasn’t been calculated, but in the past it has cost between $400 and $500 to operate polling sites.