Commission Approves Runbeck, Taylor Election Printing Contracts After Heated Procurement Debate

Commissioners approved contracts to print and mail sample ballots and mail ballots for Clark County elections, following a contentious discussion about whether the awards should have been competitively bid under Nevada law.

The approval covers purchase orders to Taylor Printing and Visual Impressions and a contract renewal with Runbeck Election Services LLC for mail-ballot services. The board voted to approve items 8, 9 and 12 on the agenda after hearing multiple commissioners raise legal and timing concerns.

The issue matters because county staff said a public request-for-proposals would take roughly four months and could jeopardize the county’s 2026 election timeline. Purchasing and elections officials told the commission that the county treats some of these services as professional or specialized, citing certification and technical requirements for high-volume ballot printing and mail sorting that not every vendor can meet.

At the outset of the discussion, Commissioner Becker said he opposed advancing the awards without competitive bids and said the contracts “come to over $30,000,000” in aggregate and therefore…