County supervisor requests investigation of recorder by AG
Key Points: Heap is accused of breaching the Public Meeting Act Garraldo claims the recorder misrepresented him in texts to other supervisors Heap has initiated a lawsuit against the supervisor through a shared service agreement Members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have turned to state attorneys to investigate Justin Heap, the county recorder, […]
County supervisor requests investigation of recorder after text messages come to light
Maricopa County Officials in Dispute Over Election Management Maricopa County Superintendent Steve Garraldo has requested Attorney General Chris Mays to investigate county recorder Justin Heap amid ongoing disputes over election oversight. Garraldo seeks an open inquiry regarding Heap, specifically questioning if he violated state laws about public meetings. This request follows reports that Heap allegedly […]
Aftermath persists from disagreement between the Maricopa County recorder and the Board of Supervisors.
Maricopa County Election Control Dispute Justin Heap, the recorder for Maricopa County, is attempting to limit the election authority held by the County Board of Supervisors. He has even pressured two board members to align with his goals. This situation is detailed in a series of text messages that had been uncovered by voting reporter […]
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New Maricopa County recorder threatens to sue Board of Supervisors over election duties
New Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap has sued the County Board of Supervisors to force former recorder Stephen Richer, whom he handed over to the committee before taking office last year, to return certain election liability. October, Richer, the board agreed to a new election service agreementshares the election management responsibilities held by the board […]
Stringham concedes to Heap in Maricopa County Recorder race
Democrat Tim Stringham confirmed to Republican state Rep. Justin Heap in the Maricopa County Recorder race. Justin Heap The heap is currently at 51.7% and Stringham is at 48.2%. Although just over 700,000 votes have yet to count in Maricopa County, Stringham was recognized Wednesday morning. The two candidates have presented different visions to the […]
Maricopa County recorder eliminates 6 positions focused on countering election disinformation
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap said he cut funds, eliminated six positions in the office’s external communications team, and reduced the size to one person. Heap of Republicans, who took office in January, said in an update Friday that the previous recorder had too much focus on external political communication. “In response, we removed the […]
Maricopa County recorder to remove 200K+ ‘inactive voters’ from voter list
According to the recorder office, voters were notified that they needed to update voter registration status. Phoenix -Maricopa County Recorder Office has begun to delete “inactive voters” from the county registration list. According to the newly selected recorder Justin Heap, 242,565 voters needed to update the voter registration status, deleted from the list, or notified […]
Kari Lake settles in defamation case brought by Maricopa County recorder
Republican Kari Lake, who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate this year, has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. Lake also ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022. After that campaign failed, she repeatedly claimed, without any evidence, that the election was rigged or stolen, and that Richer, a fellow Republican, […]
Justin Heap elected recorder for Maricopa County
Earlier this year, Mr. Heap proposed an unsuccessful bill to exclude Arizona from a multi-state effort to maintain voter lists. ARIZONA, USA — Republican state Rep. Justin Heap, who questioned election administration in Arizona’s most populous county, has been elected to oversee voting as Maricopa County Recorder. >> Download 12 news app Get the latest […]