Source: ON THE RECORD 9/30/2026
This longer cut is the file, not a new accusation. The sequence is simple. On September 24, 2026, a notice went to county officials by email. On September 30, at the formal Board meeting, it was handed up in person. Certified mail with return receipt is the third copy. Public Records Request No. 2158, seeking records on the Nate Young matter and related Elections I.T. communications, was still unanswered when the video was published.
Roger May told the Board he had stood there in November 2024 with a notice to comply. On September 30 he said each supervisor was receiving a packet — exhibits A through J — including earlier cease-and-desist papers, a notarized 2026 notice, sworn affidavits, and a request for the certification, testing, firmware, and compliance records actually in use. Chair Kate Brophy McGee asked the clerk to hold the packets until public participation was finished and the meeting adjourned. The papers were accepted. They were not opened on the floor.
The same morning, citizens said agenda item 5 — elections — was closed to public comment, even though it was not on consent. Two minutes, two items, and a call to the public are a thin hearing when a general election is the subject. Supervisor Steve Gallardo, in the same record, again called the Legislature’s 16-year-old clerk provision a remarkable way to let young people see the process. A.R.S. § 16-531 is still the lawful door. It is not a substitute for the certification file.
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The video also replays older warnings from both parties about voting-machine vendors, remote-access software, and test-room breaches. Those are the speakers’ recorded words. A demonstration is not proof that a named Maricopa contest was altered. What the September 30 record does prove is that the questions were asked, the packets were tendered, and the public was told to listen.
ON THE RECORD: Nate Young, Elections I.T. & a Public Records Request | Maricopa County
This shorter segment from ON THE RECORD — 9/30/2026 focuses on statements made by Maricopa County officials concerning election administration, Elections I.T., and the role of Deputy CIO Nate Young.
Hear the recorded exchanges involving Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, including discussion about working together, staff concerns, and the transition being discussed.
The segment also explains why Nate Young, Deputy CIO for Elections I.T., became part of the developing public record.
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST NO. 2158 seeks communications relevant to these issues. At the time of publication, a response to that request remains pending.
The segment closes with a question for the public:
When elected officials rely on unelected staff for decisions affecting election administration in Maricopa County, where does the advice end—and elected accountability begin?
This video presents the recorded statements and pending records request so viewers can examine the sequence and reach their own conclusions.
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