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Heap Prevails at Arizona Supreme Court as Justices Reject Maricopa Supervisors’ Election Duty Grab
The unanimous ruling restores a lower-court order requiring supervisors to fund the recorder’s expenses and follow a 12-point election protocol.
- On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court sided with Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, reinstating injunctions that restore his authority over election operations in a unanimous ruling against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
- Heap terminated a power-sharing agreement with the Board shortly after taking office last year, shifting IT department control and sparking a year-long legal battle over technology funding and election authority.
- Chief Justice Ann Timmer wrote that "the Board cannot use budgetary authority to usurp an independently elected officer's" functions. The Court adopted a 12-point interim plan proposed by Heap to maintain stability.
- Supervisors Chairwoman Kate Brophy McGee and Vice Chairwoman Debbie Lesko expressed disappointment, while Heap called the decision a "decisive victory for the rule of law."
- For the July 21 primary election, voting procedures and drop-box locations remain unchanged despite the ruling. However, the Recorder gains final authority over election administration for future elections, including midterms.
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Arizona Supreme Court Delivers Crushing Blow to Maricopa Board of Supervisors * The Gateway Pundit * by Brian Lupo
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a crushing blow to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors when it ended a Court of Appeals stay and reinstated a superior court's injunctions, with modifications, that returned election-administration responsibilities of the county's elections back to the County Recorder, Justin Heap. The post Arizona Supreme Court Delivers Crushing Blow to Maricopa Board of Supervisors appeared first on The Gatew…
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