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PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is asking a judge to stop an audit of the county’s election system after it was authorized by the Board of Supervisors. It’s the latest twist in an ...

PHOENIX – In a ruling issued Thursday, an Arizona judge rejected Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap’s request to stop an election system audit authorized by the Board of Supervisors (BOS). Heap, a ...

America loves a loser. At least, Justin Heap better hope so. Since taking office as Maricopa County recorder in January, the MAGA-aligned Heap has waged a bitter power struggle with the Maricopa ...