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Special Prosecutor Investigates CIO’s Ballot Scanner Removal

6/12/2026

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Footage captured CIO Bryan Colby loading a ballot scanner onto his truck from Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on March 12.
After Recorder Justin Heap’s office removed the scanner and returned it an hour later, HR investigators placed it under forensic review and recommended further inquiry into Colby.
County supervisors replaced the compromised unit with a $70,000 scanner, prompting appointment of a special prosecutor to decide if criminal wrongdoing occurred.

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Story summary

Footage captured CIO Bryan Colby loading a ballot scanner onto his truck from Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on March 12.
After Recorder Justin Heap’s office removed the scanner and returned it an hour later, HR investigators placed it under forensic review and recommended further inquiry into Colby.
County supervisors replaced the compromised unit with a $70,000 scanner, prompting appointment of a special prosecutor to decide if criminal wrongdoing occurred.