Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap Archives

Noem Thanks Heap, Gillette for Election Integrity Support

February 17, 2026 9:05 amMarch 4, 2026 1:52 pm

PHOENIX – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a Phoenix press conference on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to promote the federal SAVE Act and encourage Arizona officials to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to review voter registration...

AZ GOP Leaders Hamilton, Caldwell Wed in ‘Gulf of America’ Ceremony

December 16, 2025 9:08 amDecember 31, 2025 1:29 pm

Merissa Hamilton, founder of EZAZ and Strong Communities, and Jeff Caldwell II, Maricopa County Recorder staffer and key operative in Justin Heap’s successful election campaign, wed in a politically themed private ceremony on President Trump’s aptly renamed “Gulf of America.”...

Maricopa BOS’s Stewart Applaud’s Heap’s New Voter Signature Process

November 26, 2025 6:57 amDecember 8, 2025 1:36 pm

Maricopa County officials are offering sharply different assessments of Recorder Justin Heap’s new signature-verification process, which was used for the November 4, 2025, jurisdictional election. During last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Stewart publicly praised Heap and the elections...

Kolodin Calls Out Fontes for Likening Self to ‘Pontius Pilate’

October 30, 2025 11:48 amNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

The race for Arizona Secretary of State is already underway, with Democrat incumbent Adrian Fontes and Republican lawmaker Alex Kolodin emerging as clear frontrunners. While other candidates have entered the race, the contest between these two is quickly becoming one...

Petersen, Montenegro Back Heap in Election Authority Case

August 25, 2025 6:00 pmAugust 31, 2025 3:46 pm

Arizona’s top legislative leaders have filed a court brief supporting Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap in his legal dispute with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over who controls key election functions. Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Steve...

Heap Apologizes for Voter Notice Error as BOS Plays Politics

July 10, 2025 2:26 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:56 pm

A voter notification error from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office triggered confusion for over 83,000 residents last month, but it was the Board of Supervisors’ handling of the situation that may have done the most damage to public trust, say...

Maricopa’s Mark Stewart Issues Exclusive Response to Heap’s BOS Suit

June 13, 2025 4:10 pmJune 20, 2025 4:36 pm

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap(R) has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors (BOS), accusing them of unlawfully seizing control of key election functions and withholding resources from his office. The lawsuit, filed June 12 by Trump-aligned America First Legal,...