Tell Maricopa County: Back Off Recorder Heap

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​County Recorder Justin Heap (the elected official in charge of voter records in Maricopa County, early voting, ballots for the military and overseas voters, signature verification, and more) recently announced he found some non-citizens on the voter lists.

He started the removal process to make sure only real U.S. citizens are registered to vote.

Right after that, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (a group of 5 elected leaders who oversee county business) scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, February 18.

News reports and their own posts say the main reason for the meeting is to possibly kick Recorder Heap out of his job, using an old state law (ARS 11-253).

They only need 3 out of the 5 supervisors to vote yes to remove him—even though voters elected him to do this job.

One supervisor, Mark Stewart, has publicly said he's against removing Heap. But even he voted to start this whole process.

We can't just sit back and do nothing! We're showing up peacefully to defend our right to choose our own election officials through voting.

Bottom line: The people are supposed to be in charge of the government. But government usually ends up run by whoever actually shows up and makes their voice heard.

So let's show up and take action. Send a message, a tweet and make a phone call.