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Maricopa County Election Dispute Settled | Mesa News
Maricopa County’s long election dispute over early voting control just settled in a high-stakes, last-minute deal—one week before the primary. Recorder Justin Heap’s office now runs early voting with full tech and staffing, while the Board of Supervisors keeps Election Day and emergency voting. The feud, sparked by Heap’s 2025 move to end a prior agreement and tangled state law, was resolved after the Arizona Supreme Court backed Heap’s legal interpretation. A new mediator, Judge Christopher Coury, will settle future disputes—with his rulings automatically heading to the Supreme Court. This…
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