Maricopa County Politics Watch

Recorder's SAVE Voter Review

• 🔥 Hundreds Flagged as Ineligible: Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is preparing to declare hundreds of voters...

Scottsdale pushback intensifies against Host Hotels' plan to swap 72-acre Mesquite Golf Course for high-density Copper Residences via Phoenix...

Phoenix households face multi-year trash fee hikes amid a $20.8M shortfall:

• $6/mo July 2026, $6/mo 2027, $5/mo 2028, then 5% annual cap
• Standard...

Phoenix faces negligent training and supervision claims over off-duty officers' inaction during a deadly brawl.

• Off-duty PPD officers Dominguez and...

Florida leads on election integrity with HB 991, requiring citizenship proof at polls after 2026—its SAVE Act version.

• DeSantis signals signing;...

Mesa's city government is pushing to boost downtown economy by handing operations of its aging convention center (1974) and amphitheater (1979) to a...

Key developments in Heap's SAVE voter purge plan:

• 208 voters flagged as non-citizens (up from 137), with 60 having voted previously; potential law...

Board of Supervisors Appointments

• 🔥 Cody Reim Appointed to LD3 House Seat: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Cody Reim, a...

• Cody Reim's background: Rio Verde Foothills resident, small business owner, and key advocate during community's water crisis after Scottsdale...

Proposition 479 is underway, led by ARIZCC, to continue Maricopa County's existing dedicated half-cent sales tax for transportation funding.

Standard procedural business dominated the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors' regular meeting:

• Approvals: Agenda, March 9 minutes, and $361.55...

Key Tempe City Council results shape local governance:

• Arlene Chin elected outright on March 11 with most votes.
• Runoff May 19 for two seats:...

Maricopa Elections Control Shifts

• 🔥 Board Grants Heap Early Voting Authority: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted to give Recorder...

Key concession in Board-Recorder dispute: Supervisors voted to give Recorder Justin Heap control over early in-person voting, a demand from his suit...

Phoenix Police have shot and killed three people since Thursday, pushing the 2026 total to five fatalities in 2.5 months—nearly half of 2025's 11.

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Key legal risks in Heap's move to flag 137 suspected noncitizen voters as "not eligible":

• Wrong process: Using new registrant rules instead of...

Policy discrepancy exposed: Phoenix police chief vowed no assistance to ICE on immigration enforcement or asking status.

• Drug bust contact:...

Maricopa Election Disputes

• 🔥 Judge Rejects Supervisors' Discovery Request: Maricopa County Superior Court denied the Board of Supervisors'...

Democratic primary tensions rise in Maricopa-heavy AZ-4 as activist Kai Newkirk bids to unseat centrist Rep. Greg Stanton.

• Targets Stanton's...

• Fraud allegations surface: Penske trucks hauled ballots to Runbeck Election Services without observers or chain of custody, blocking an audit...