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Maricopa County official discusses efforts to rebuild trust in election security

Source: NPR US · 27 Sep 2026, 12:17 UTC
Maricopa County official discusses efforts to rebuild trust in election security
Image: NPR US · original report

Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, has spoken to NPR about efforts by local officials to reassure voters about election security. The discussion comes as President Trump questions the integrity of elections, according to the supplied material.

Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, has discussed efforts to address public mistrust surrounding election security in an interview with NPR. The interview was conducted by NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe. According to the supplied material, the conversation took place as President Trump questioned election security.

Local officials are attempting to reassure voters, the report says. Ms. Brophy McGee’s role as chair of Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors places her among the officials responding to concerns about the administration and security of elections.

The source material does not provide details of the specific measures discussed in the interview. It also does not state which allegations or incidents prompted particular concerns among voters. No direct quotation from Ms.

Brophy McGee is included in the supplied text. The material likewise does not describe the board’s procedures, audits, safeguards or public-communication plans. The report establishes that election security and public confidence were the focus of the discussion, and that local officials are seeking to reassure voters amid political questioning of election systems.

Further information about Maricopa County’s election administration, the scale of public mistrust or responses from other officials was not provided.

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