Even though he lost by just eight votes, Robert “Twix” Taylor will not be contesting the outcome of the North Las Vegas Ward 2 City Council campaign. Taylor claimed on Facebook that such a recount would cost $156,000, which is far more than his campaign could afford, according to News3LV. According to the final count, which included the final set of provisional ballots, Ruth Garcia-Anderson won with 10,309 votes to Taylor’s 10,301.
Taylor’s decision was influenced by the high cost of the recount procedure, which surprised his team when they first estimated it would cost about $2,500. “Which is over three times as much as the salary of a City of North Las Vegas Council member,” Taylor said, revealing the sum in a statement that FOX5 Vegas was able to receive.
Garcia-Anderson must win the seat by the slimmest of margins as a result of this ruling. Regardless of how close the margin is, Nevada election law does not automatically require a recount. Rather, it gives any contender the right to ask for a recount within three business days of the canvassing of the votes. The cost of the recount must be paid in advance by the candidate making the request.
Taylor stated that he accepted the election’s result because he lacked the resources to start the recount. “Unfortunately, I do not have the financial resources to cover the cost, so I will have to accept the final election results,” he toldNews3LV.
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