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Recorder outlines IT modernization, defends signature‑verification changes amid heated board exchange
Summary
Recorder Justin Heap proposed IT modernization (DART), new sitebooks and an Agilis ballot sorter and defended a stricter signature‑verification process that led to nearly 6,000 mail‑ballot rejections. The presentation prompted sharp accusations from supervisors about partisan staff posts and prior budget communications.
Justin Heap, Maricopa County Recorder, presented his office’s FY27 above‑baseline requests and defended changes to election processing that have drawn board scrutiny.
Heap described a plan to modernize a 20‑year‑old recordation system (DART) funded by a $4 per‑document statutory surcharge; he said the surcharge fund is projected to generate about $2.9 million and that most planned IT hires would be funded from that account. He outlined staffing needs in recordation and voter registration tied to 19–20% increases in workloads and asked for enhanced site‑book…
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