Newly elected Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has authorized the immediate removal of over 242,000 inactive voters from the county’s voter registration list.
Recorder Heap cites Arizona Revised Statute 16-165(A)(7) which authorizes the immediate removal of the inactive voters.
According to Heap, in each case, the voters involved had previously been placed on the Inactive Voter list, have subsequently been issued multiple notices regarding updating their voter registration information, and have failed to respond for a period of four years, or through the date of the second general election for federal office following the date of the notice from the county recorder that was sent pursuant to A.R.S. 16-166 (E).
“Good job @azjustinheap ! I have been a Precinct Committeeman for over 20 years knocking on doors,” tweeted Maricopa County Supervisor Debbie Lesko in response to the news. “Too often the person listed on the voter rolls no longer lived at the house.”
Good job @azjustinheap ! I have been a Precinct Committeeman for over 20 years knocking on doors. Too often the person listed on the voter rolls no longer lived at the house. https://t.co/DUYnA5ax1H
— Debbie Lesko (@DebbieLesko) January 22, 2025
“The voters who elected me have spoken loud and clear,” said Heap. “I promised to make cleaning the voter rolls a Day One priority in this office, and we’re taking swift action to deliver on that promise.”
Heap said in a press release that in addition to clearing the way to remove inactive and ineligible voters from Maricopa County’s voter rolls, he has been meeting with staff to “explore all possible additional steps and utilize any available and trusted resource to further improve the accuracy of the voter registration database.”
“This is the first of many steps my office will be taking over the coming months and years to ensure that Maricopa County is able to fully restore the trust of the electorate”, concluded Heap.