PHX Reporter

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer says election officials likely will face heightened scrutiny during next month's elections. 

According to KTAR News, election integrity is a bipartisan concern and election officials will take seriously any allegations of fraud. 

“We all want the same thing right now, which is our voters to feel comfortable voting so, hopefully, everyone can encourage that,” Richer told KTAR.

Richer has vouched for his staff's integrity against unproven allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.

“We’ve been trying to communicate as much as possible," he said. "Again, this is a bipartisan process that has observation from all political parties and has multiple checks at every single level. This is a process that we believe in, that you can believe in. If you have any questions, please don’t just go to social media or something like that.”

Voting takes place Aug. 2 and Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous one, is still seeking volunteers for election workers. 

“These workers are from all political parties working from two days to a few months, from driving box trucks to manning a polling place,” Richer told KTAR.