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Meanwhile, a county judge set two hearings on Monday.
One is on County Attorney Rachel Mitchell's concerns that Heap's lawyer is encroaching on her duties.
Another is on the contempt of court and scanner situation with Heap and the BOS.
Background: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
The council has yet to take legal action, but is currently in a regularly scheduled meeting.
Stacy Pearson, who sent out a press release about this for Keating, tells me he is "working to preserve all options."
Tempe Councilman Randy Keating is demanding that MCRO hold onto all records related to this incident, suggesting potential litigation may be incoming.
This incident happened during the city's council election...
A few updates on this debacle... 🧵
MCRO Chief of Staff Sam Stone wrote in response to that report that his office owned two scanners.
He posited that either they were "missing" or that these scanners had been improperly transferred to the board's elections department.
