US EditionFight Between Maricopa County's Leaders over Elections Results in Lawsuit
- On Thursday, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap filed a lawsuit against the Republican-led Board of Supervisors in Maricopa County Superior Court over election administration control.
- The suit followed months of acrimonious negotiations after Heap canceled a Shared Services Agreement that shifted election duties to the county elections department.
- Heap claims the board is withholding funds and absorbing his IT staff to undermine his office, while board members accuse Heap of misunderstanding his statutory role and not cooperating.
- Heap stated that the current lawsuit aims to restore the powers granted to the County Recorder by Arizona statutes and vowed to employ all available legal means to uphold the integrity of elections.
- This legal conflict exposes deep fractures within Maricopa’s Republican leadership and raises concerns about the county’s election administration stability and cooperation.
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'Gaslighting the public': MAGA election head in swing state erupts at GOP
Tensions within the Republican leadership of Maricopa County, Arizona, have erupted into open conflict, with key figures now battling each other in court over control of local election administration, Phoenix New Times reported Friday.In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, Co...
'Gaslighting the public': MAGA election head in swing state erupts at Republican officials
Tensions within the Republican leadership of Maricopa County, Arizona, have erupted into open conflict, with key figures now battling each other in court over control of local election administration, Phoenix New Times reported Friday.In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, County Recorder Justin Heap — an outspoken election skeptic aligned with the pro-Trump Make America Great Again (MAGA) wing of the GOP— accused the Rep…
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Lawsuit centers on power struggle over elections in Arizona’s most populous county
PHOENIX (AP) — The top elections official in one of the nation’s most pivotal swing counties is suing the Maricopa County governing board over allegations that it's attempting to gain more control over how elections are administered.
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