Maricopa County election deal takes duties away from recorder
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 […]
Coconino County recorder election comes as local officials continue to grapple with misinformation
For the first time in more than a dozen years, there is a vacancy in the Coconino County Recorder position. The job oversees early voting, which is preferred by about 80% of Arizonans. This comes as election officials continue to face allegations of fraud and are frequently targeted by misinformation. At the end of the […]
Maricopa County recorder tells FBI about suspect threatening VP Harris
Phoenix (AZ Family) — A Virginia man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening Vice President Kamala Harris after the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office tipped off the FBI, officials announced. According to court documents obtained by the Arizona family, the office of Arizona’s top elections official, Stephen Richer, notified the FBI’s Phoenix office on July […]
12News sits down with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer
Richer spoke with 12News on Thursday about his preparations for the election, the debate in the Arizona Senate, and more. PHOENIX — Early voting is underway in Maricopa County. On Thursday, County Recorder Stephen Richer told 12News the county is “well prepared” for the general election. “We’re always concerned because there’s a lot of people […]
Maricopa County Recorder candidates talk mail-in voting, election fraud investigations
Phoenix (AZ Family) — Maricopa County is the second-largest voting jurisdiction in the nation, making Arizona once again a key battleground state in the November election. Maricopa County’s election process has come under intense scrutiny over the past two cycles, and now voters will have the opportunity to elect a new recorder. The Maricopa County […]
Group of Republicans back Dem in Maricopa County recorder race
A small group of Republicans announced Monday that they would support Tim Stringham, the Democratic candidate for Maricopa County recorder, saying they would not vote for Republican Justin Heap. The group included Mesa City Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury, former John McCain aide Bettina Nava, and local business owner Anne Wallach. The three voted against Heap, a […]
Election integrity is central in recorder race, but with divergent views on what it means
Maricopa County voters will choose a new recorder this year, for the third time in as many elections so far, in a heated battle centered on election integrity. On Nov. 5, voters argued that the need to improve county elections doesn’t justify free fall into conspiracy theories, and that county elections have left Maricopa with […]
Yuma County Recorder race pits election denier against political newcomer
The race for Yuma County Recorder will pit a political newcomer against election deniers who claim the Arizona community served as a model for the campaign plan that cost Donald Trump a second term. Both candidates say they will restore confidence in voting, even as county officials have taken steps to take elections out of […]
Democrat running as ‘firewall’ in county recorder race
Many Arizonans were surprised when Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer lost re-election in the July 30 Republican primary. But that wasn’t the case with the Democrats running to replace him. Tim Stringham, who ran unopposed as recorder in the Democratic primary, remained mostly in the background as three Republicans contested the contest, with varying opinions […]
Justin Heap, Republican candidate for Maricopa County recorder, was fired by the county in 2010
The Republican candidate for Maricopa County Recorder was fired just months after being hired by the county public defender's office in 2010. The public defender's office hired Justin Heap, now a state representative, in August 2010, less than a year after he was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in December 2009, according to county […]
