{"id":3213,"date":"2026-07-08T07:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:03:48","slug":"arizona-supreme-court-sides-with-maricopa-county-recorder-in-election-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Supreme Court sides with Maricopa County Recorder in election dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The Arizona Supreme Court has weighed in on the conflict between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and County Recorder Justin Heap. <\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court ended the stay previously put in place by the Arizona Court of Appeals. Heap\u2019s election plan can now be put back into place, the high court ruled. <\/p>\n

The lower court previously ruled that it was too close to an election to make changes. <\/p>\n

The board of supervisors said it was disappointed in the ruling. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Board is disappointed with today\u2019s decision by the Arizona Supreme Court because it reverses the stay order in Heap v. Galvin, et al. and directs last-minute changes in election administration during the course of an ongoing election. In fact, the Board\u2019s Chair and Vice-Chair and the Recorder had actually reached consensus Monday evening following two days of mediation that was ordered by the Supreme Court. Our primary concern has always been, and remains, Maricopa County\u2019s 2.6 million voters. The Board will follow the law and abide by the court\u2019s decision, and we look forward to Recorder Heap\u2019s plans in terms of how he intends to exercise his newfound authority to administer lawful, high-quality elections this year and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n