Arizona State Representative Justin Heap (R-Mesa) defeated incumbent Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary election on Tuesday.
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Election Chaos Threatens Maricopa County Recorder’s Reelection Prospects
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer faces reelection, going up against two primary opponents and a Democratic challenger. Conservatives are furious at his denials that there was significant wrongdoing in the 2020 and 2022 elections, but he may lose reelection based on merely long lines and voting complications, which frustrated voters.
Voters encountered problems casting their ballots at 70 of the 223 vote centers in Maricopa County on Election Day in 2022, resulting in long lines and concerns that ballots were not tabulated or misread.
Read the full storyMaricopa County Elections Official Stephen Richer Wants to Use AI in Arizona Elections
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer wants a private contractor to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize his office, according to an online advertisement seeking contractors.
The web listing, made on behalf of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, reveals Richer “is seeking a contractor to provide a solution to improve processes around document identification, data extraction, and comparing handwritten signature images with on-file signature images by way of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).”
Read the full storyKari Lake Endorses Justin Heap for Maricopa County Recorder
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has endorsed State Representative Justin Heap’s (R-Mesa) campaign for Maricopa County Recorder.
Read the full storyState Representative Justin Heap Enters Race for Maricopa County Recorder, Cites 300,000 Disenfranchised Republican Voters in 2022
State Representative Justin Heap (R-Mesa) announced at the State Capitol during a press conference on Wednesday that he will enter the Republican primary race for Maricopa County Recorder, challenging incumbent Stephen Richer.
Richer has come under extensive criticism for maintaining that there were only minor problems during the 2022 election, fighting back through the courts against attempts to obtain public records about the election and other related election integrity lawsuits.
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