PHOENIX — Maricopa County is ramping up transparency and education efforts in response to growing election skepticism.
Maricopa County is the nation’s second-largest voting jurisdiction and represents more than 60% of Arizona voters.
The 2020 presidential election marked Arizona’s shift toward a more competitive swing state, increasing the political spotlight on the county in subsequent elections.
Taylor Kinnerup with the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office said the county is doing “just about everything under the sun” to strengthen public trust in the upcoming presidential election.
Only 44% of Americans have a “great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence that votes in the upcoming presidential election will be accurately counted, according to a 2023 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll .
To combat this, the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office is providing tours and increasing video surveillance of its tabulation and election center, alongside other educational initiatives to battle misinformation.