Maricopa County’s election process will be safe and secure again this time around because the same people who made our elections safe and secure last time are still working.
However, it won’t last long.
Two county supervisors, Bill Gates and Clint Hickman, believe election deniers like Donald Trump and Kali Lake, despite every conspiracy theory debunked and every stupid lawsuit lost. After enduring one threat after another from gullible cranks, he decided not to run for re-election. .
Director Jack Sellers, who also championed democracy, lost the Republican primary in July. Condemns MAGA “election deniers” and condemned their attempts to “undermine our democracy.”
The remaining two supervisors, Republican Thomas Galvin and Democrat Steve Gallardo, are on the November ballot.
Board will process early voting under new agreement
County Recorder Stephen Richer also lost in the primary to election denier and Republican state Rep. Justin Heap.
Richer and his supervisors, who have already put their belief in the rule of law above political ambitions, are determined to uphold their oath to the Constitution until the end of their term.
KJZZ’s Wayne Schutzke reported on an incident last week. new election management agreement between the supervisor and the recorder.
The changes would signal a determination to stop partisan politics and conspiracy theorists from interfering with elections.
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For example, under Richer, the registrar controlled the processing of early voting.
Under the new deal, that will be the job of the regulator, who will appoint a committee to do the job, which will include inspectors and two judges from different political parties.
It’s a question of electoral efficiency, they say. Indeed, yes
In addition, supervisors will also have control over the recorder’s information technology staff.
In a statement to KJZZ, a county spokesperson said: “In Arizona, elections are administered by the County Board of Supervisors and the County Recorder. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the Recorder’s Office have had an agreement to manage these administrative functions since the 1950s. I’m here.
“With the renewal of the current contract, Coordinate administrative responsibilities In particular, we aim to improve the efficiency of information technology-related services. ”
Richer also issued a statement saying, “The current agreement is aimed at improving the efficiency of information technology personnel and resources.”
Supervisors announced unanimous approval of a new election management agreement with the Registrar’s Office, which outlines how responsibilities for election planning and enforcement will be shared. No one referred to this document as a “heap-win” agreement.
There is no doubt that it is inappropriate to suggest such things, but that does not diminish the desire to say “thank you” to the supervisor or recorder.
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