January 21, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Recorder Heap Commences Cleanup

242,565 Inactive Voters Removed from Maricopa County Registration List

PHOENIX - In accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 16-165(A)(7), newly elected Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has authorized the immediate removal of over 242,000 inactive voters from the county voter registration list.

In each case, these are individuals who had previously been placed on the Inactive Voter list, have subsequently been issued multiple notices regarding updating their voter registration information, and have failed to respond for a period of four years, or through the date of the second general election for federal office following the date of the notice from the county recorder that was sent pursuant to A.R.S. 16-166 (E).

“The voters who elected me have spoken loud and clear,” said Recorder Heap. “I promised to make cleaning the voter rolls a Day One priority in this office, and we’re taking swift action to deliver on that promise.”

In addition to clearing the way to remove inactive and ineligible voters from Maricopa County’s voter rolls, Recorder Heap has been meeting with staff to explore all possible additional steps and utilize any available and trusted resource to further improve the accuracy of the voter registration database. 

“This is the first of many steps my office will be taking over the coming months and years to ensure that Maricopa County is able to fully restore the trust of the electorate”, concluded Mr. Heap.

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