FACT CHECK: DOJ Data Referral to Counties

FALSE CLAIM: Alex Kolodin and Recorder Heap claim Secretary Fontes has not provided voter roll data to the counties, as supplied by the DOJ, implying nefarious behavior.

FACT: The Secretary's Office received this DOJ material in March in an unusable format that they have been working to resolve in partnership with counties. It has been well documented via correspondence. The assertion from Kolodin and Heap is politically motivated. Maricopa Recorder Justin Heap (Republican) publicly stated in September 2026 that the most recent federal felony report his office received covers only Q2 2025 — leaving over a year of data unavailable for voter-roll maintenance ahead of the election. Heap failed to mention the internal conversations between MCRO and the AZSOS office regarding the unusability of the provided data.

SOURCE: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2026/09/22/recorder-heap-fontes-failure-to-provide-felony-records-jeopardizes-voter-registration-list-maintenance-ahead-of-general-election/ and https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2026/09/24/fontes-claims-regarding-doj-felony-report-found-to-be-false/