Board of Supervisors Emergency Meeting July 14, 2026

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held an emergency meeting on July 14, 2026, to address a settlement agreement with the County Recorder's Office concerning election administration for the 2026 primary and general elections. The meeting focused on approving budget adjustments totaling approximately $20.9 million to fund additional IT and early voting positions, purchase new election equipment, and develop a new recorder IT system as part of the settlement. The board approved the budget reallocations and the settlement agreement, which resolves ongoing litigation and clarifies the division of election responsibilities between the Board and the Recorder. The agreement includes a $15 million capital expense for the Recorder to build a new IT system and establishes a shared administration of the existing system until the new one is deployed. The settlement also delineates early voting duties to the Recorder and emergency and election day voting to the Board. The vote passed with three ayes and one no, with some board members expressing concerns about the Recorder's partisanship and capacity to manage elections, while others praised the settlement as a necessary resolution to ongoing disputes and a step toward stable election administration.