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Maricopa Recorder Seizes Scanner; County Spends $70K, Probe Challenged

6/11/2026

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Maricopa officials allege that Recorder Justin Heap’s office seized a voting scanner and ballot envelopes, and that staff removed the scanner in March, kept it 50 minutes, then returned it after notification.
Because the scanner’s integrity could not be verified, the county bought a replacement for roughly $70,000.
The board’s alert to the county attorney prompted a prosecutor’s appointment and a motion by America First Legal to halt the probe.

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Story summary

Maricopa officials allege that Recorder Justin Heap’s office seized a voting scanner and ballot envelopes, and that staff removed the scanner in March, kept it 50 minutes, then returned it after notification.
Because the scanner’s integrity could not be verified, the county bought a replacement for roughly $70,000.
The board’s alert to the county attorney prompted a prosecutor’s appointment and a motion by America First Legal to halt the probe.