Аризона мужийн сонгуулийн эрх мэдлийн маргаан эцэслэгдлээ

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Марикопа тойргийн Бүгд найрамдах намын албаны хүмүүс сонгууль зохион байгуулах эрх мэдлийн хуваарилалтын талаарх удаан үргэлжилсэн маргааныг эвлэрлийн гэрээгээр шийдвэрлэжээ.

Аризона мужийн хамгийн том тойрог болох Марикопагийн Бүртгэлийн албаны дарга Жастин Хип болон тус тойргийн Удирдах зөвлөлийн хооронд олон сар үргэлжилсэн хууль эрх зүйн тэмцэл ийнхүү сонгууль болохоос хэдхэн хоногийн өмнө өндөрлөв. Удирдах зөвлөл нь Бүртгэлийн албаны сонгууль удирдах гол эрх мэдлийг хууль бусаар хязгаарласан гэж Жастин Хип буруутгаж байсан бол зөвлөлийн гишүүд уг нэхэмжлэлийг үндэслэлгүй хэмээн няцааж байсан юм.

Талууд зуучлалын үр дүнд тохиролцоонд хүрсэн бөгөөд Удирдах зөвлөлөөс уг хэлэлцээрийг баталжээ. Энэхүү гэрээний дагуу Жастин Хип эрт санал хураалт, саналын хайрцагны байршил зэрэг үйл ажиллагааг хариуцах бол Удирдах зөвлөл сонгуулийн өдрийн үйл ажиллагаа, санал тоолох болон тоног төхөөрөмжийн асуудлыг үргэлжлүүлэн хариуцахаар болсон байна. Мөн Удирдах зөвлөл Бүртгэлийн албаны мэдээллийн технологийн шинэ системд 15 сая ам.долларын санхүүжилт олгохоор тохиролцжээ.

Уг хэлэлцээр нь долоодугаар сарын 21-нд болох анхан шатны сонгуульд мөрдөгдөх юм. Хэдийгээр талууд маргаанаа шийдвэрлэсэн ч Ардчилсан намын төлөөлөгч Стив Галлардо уг шийдвэрийг дэмжээгүй бөгөөд ирээдүйн сонгуулийн үйл явцад итгэл багатай байгаагаа илэрхийлжээ.

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A bitter power struggle over who controls elections in Arizona’s largest county has finally ended, with Republican officials striking a deal just days before voters head to the polls.

The agreement ends a months-long legal battle between Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and the county’s Republican-led Board of Supervisors after Heap accused the board of unlawfully stripping his office of key election powers. The board dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous and accused Heap of wasting taxpayer money.

After mediation, both sides reached a settlement this week that board members approved Tuesday.

Voters arrive to the Mesa Convention Center polling location on November 05, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona
Voters arrive to the Mesa Convention Center polling location on November 05, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona (Getty Images)

“This deal gets us out of the courtroom,” Board Chair Kate Brophy McGee said. “I’m sick of drama. We are done with being on the front page going forward.”

Heap said the agreement restores responsibilities he believes belong to the recorder’s office under Arizona law.

“I am pleased we have reached an agreement that, when implemented, will restore those responsibilities and establish a clear framework for administering elections moving forward,” he said in a joint statement with the board.

Arizona State Representative and Republican candidate for Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap speaks during a campaign rally with US Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Senator J.D. Vance at TYR Tactical in Peoria, Arizona, on October 22, 2024
Arizona State Representative and Republican candidate for Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap speaks during a campaign rally with US Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Senator J.D. Vance at TYR Tactical in Peoria, Arizona, on October 22, 2024 (AFP/Getty)

The deal will govern the July 21 primary, where early voting is already underway.

Heap will oversee much of early voting, including ballot drop box locations and other election duties. The board will retain responsibility for Election Day operations, ballot counting and voting equipment. It also agreed to fund a new $15 million IT system and related staff for the recorder’s office.

Heap’s lawsuit was backed by America First Legal, the conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Heap argued the board improperly shifted funding, IT staff and key election responsibilities — including oversight of ballot drop boxes and early voting sites — from the recorder’s office under an agreement with his predecessor.

Heap was backed in the lawsuit by America First Legal, a conservative public interest group founded by Stephen Miller, a deputy chief of staff in the White House
Heap was backed in the lawsuit by America First Legal, a conservative public interest group founded by Stephen Miller, a deputy chief of staff in the White House (AP)

Heap defeated former Recorder Stephen Richer, a fellow Republican, in the 2024 GOP primary after the two repeatedly clashed over election administration.

While Heap has not echoed false claims that the 2020 and 2022 elections were stolen, he has said many voters have lost confidence in Arizona’s election system and believe it is poorly managed. Richer consistently defended the integrity of the state’s elections.

Not everyone welcomed the settlement.

Democratic Supervisor Steve Gallardo cast the lone vote against the deal, saying he had little confidence in Heap’s stewardship of future elections.

“Honestly, I don’t think he wants to have an election that is conducted transparent or even an election that’s not compromised,” Gallardo said. “Now, with this, he owns it.”

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