Attorneys for Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap have filed a notice and emergency request for a hearing with the Superior Court of the State of Arizona for the County of Maricopa in its ongoing litigation with Heap.
According to the Heap’s lawyers with America First Legal (AFL), the Board of Supervisors — through its Elections Department — has criminally referred various employees of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office (MCRO) to law enforcement for allegedly stealing expensive ballot scanning machines. But the County’s own budget documents show that the scanners belong to the Recorder’s Office. AFL’s request urges the court to promptly grant a hearing to address the County’s brazen accusations.
On June 6, 2026, officers from the Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Department appeared at the home of the chief of IT for the Recorder’s Office, informing him that he was under investigation for theft. In March, he had allegedly attempted to retrieve the MCRO’s property — two ballot envelope scanners used by the MCRO for Early Voting Services. The Board accused him and other MCRO staff of attempting to steal the machines. AFL’s notice makes clear that neither the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors nor its Elections Department has a legal claim to the machines, which were purchased entirely with MCRO funds and never transferred or given to any other department.
This latest attempt by the Board of Supervisors follows the court’s April 16 order directing the Board to return the computer servers, software, and equipment it unlawfully seized from the Recorder’s Office.
“It is astonishing that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is now persecuting Recorder’s Office personnel for lawfully carrying out their duties,” said James Rogers, Senior Counsel at AFL. “Senior Recorder’s Office staff should not have to work under the threat of possible criminal prosecution. And even more absurd is that their supposed crime is trying to steal scanners that already belong to the Recorder’s Office. The Board has sunk to a new low. AFL will not back down in its fight for election integrity in Arizona.”
I tried like hell to expose Kate Brophy McGee for what she is prior to her getting elected to the Board of Supervisors. She is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and as a former legislator, voted with Democrats to kill Conservative bills many times. She is a Democrat posing as a Republican. I’m shocked at the antics of Debbie Lesko as well. For a BOS supposedly dominated by Republicans, you would never know this by their actions towards our duly elected County Recorder.
They’ve got all this stuff gate-kept away from Trump or anyone MAGA that could do anything about it. It’s shocking that anyone in power in AZ is compromised to the AZ Uniparty RINO Nevertrump machine or Democrat. The Hamadeh’s Kari Lake, Kelli Ward, Bobb, etc. all seem to have either abandoned fighting them or just can’t get through to Trump somehow about the BOS in the 4th largest county in the US in a crucial swing state.
Why would anyone want to vote in that county? It is obviously fixed in many ways.
County continues to use legal intimidation instead of proposals to fix the problem – to intimidate Heap. We need a new Board – get some Republican problem solvers rather than grandstanders.
Why is Rachel Mitchell the “Republican” County Attorney going along with this? The “Shared Services Agreement” between Richer and the prior Board is all the evidence you need of crookedness.
hmmm wonder what the market is for HOT VOTE COUNTING… DUH !!!!!!!!!!!
We didn’t take them.. they were ours – really to do WHAT WITH ? Vote warping ; VOTES FOR SALE GET”em WHILE THEIR HOT!!!
whats the price of an ounce of power? Hows it paid?
Unf_____ng believable! Someone grow some balls and bring an end to this!!!!