Maricopa County Recorder, Stephen Heap, has significantly reduced his external communications staff, eliminating six positions dedicated to combating misinformation about elections. Heap stated that the move will allow for improvements to the county's databases and electronic systems. This decision marks a departure from the previous administration's approach under Stephen Richer, who actively engaged in countering disinformation and defending election processes.
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The office will keep one external communications staffer and its six-member “voter info” communications team, which disseminates official information about elections and other recording matters, according to Heap's chief of staff, Samuel Stone. Heap “does not believe it is appropriate for government agencies to police online ‘misinformation,’” Stone said in an email to the AP. He said future threats toward election officials would be handled by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
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