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Board approves Runbeck contract for ballot printing; county negotiates anti-counterfeit options
Summary
After public concern about out-of-state mail routing and vendor transparency, Mohave County supervisors approved a contract award to Runbeck Election Services for ballot printing and added optional ballot-guard anti-counterfeit measures to be available under the contract at extra cost.
The Board of Supervisors on April 21 approved an award of a county solicitation for printing and mailing election materials to Runbeck Election Services of Phoenix, and directed staff to include available ballot guard anti-counterfeiting options as contract add-ons.
Why it matters: Voter-confidence concerns raised by speakers focused on ballot handling once printed and whether some runs route mail through out-of-state postal facilities. Staff and the county recorder said the selected vendor is among the few commercial printers that can produce ballots compatible with tabulation equipment and that counterfeiting countermeasures are available as contract options.
Public comment and concerns: A registered speaker, Jennifer Esposito, urged the…
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