Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has released text messages that he exchanged with county supervisors on his personal phone that show how he privately pressured them for more control over elections. On April 23, as negotiations between Heap and county supervisors broke down, Votebeat submitted a public records request to Heap’s office and the supervisors, requesting any messages they exchanged as they negotiated. According to the texts, Heap said he had gained Gallardo’s support for the deal, known as a shared services agreement, or SSA. One new text to supervisors chairman providedThe messages Heap provided on Sept. 12 included his copies of the texts the supervisors had turned over, plus at least one additional message: from Heap to Galvin. Asked why he didn’t provide the text Heap had sent him in response to Votebeat’s records request, Galvin did not respond.