• Heap is accused of violating open meeting law • Gallardo says recorder lied about him in a text to other supervisors • Heap sued supervisors over shared services agreement

A member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has requested the state’s attorney to investigate Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap for alleged public corruption.

Steve Gallardo, the only Democrat on the board, sent a letter to Attorney General Kris Mayes on Aug. 6 officially requesting an investigation into the Recorder’s Office after a July 30 Votebeat article reported that Heap tried to lobby members of the board via text messages for more election responsibilities through a shared services agreement between the board and Recorder’s Office.

The request from Gallardo comes after he released a statement

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