Maricopa County recorder wants to take back election powers from Board of Supervisors
The Maricopa County recorder has offered a new proposal to the county’s Board of Supervisors detailing his duties as they relate to running elections. It’s the latest in a saga of disagreement over the recorder’s job.
When Republican Recorder Justin Heap took office this year, he unilaterally rejected the shared services agreement his predecessor Stephen Richer agreed to shortly before leaving office in 2024. It did move some of the recorder’s responsibilities to the Board of Supervisors, but the board argues they aren’t things statute dictates must go to the recorder.
The agreement is meant to outline Heap’s job duties relating to elections, but he and the board are not on the same page about what those duties are.
Heap has threatened to sue the board over it several times over the past few months.
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