Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who oversaw the mail-in ballot process during Kari Lake's rigged 2022 election and mail-in ballot counting this election, has mysteriously deleted his Twitter/X page where he has historically provided regular updates on elections, vote counting, and results.

A spokesperson for the Maricopa County Recorder's office provided The Gateway Pundit with a cryptic quote directly from Richer explaining this move in the heat of an election:

"This is a post-election promise to myself. For 4 years, I tried to answer as many as many questions as possible and to be as accessible as possible. I've paid my ticket. I stayed on to make sure I answered as many voter questions as possible through Election Day. I get to do what makes me happy now."

Despite the fact that ballots are still being counted, Richer apparently feels that he no longer needs to answer to the voters. Richer's spokeswoman refused to answer any further questions about the reason behind his X page being removed, responding "the statement will speak for itself."

Many on social media believe this is a sign that he is preparing to mute critics of the election if something suspicious occurs.

This comes as the County continues slow-walking the mail-in ballot counting process, and Kari Lake remains locked in a tight race for the US Senate. The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that Lake is coming back in her race after early vote totals showed her down by more than 100,000. As of Thursday, the race stands at a roughly 50,000 vote difference, with approximately one million ballots remaining to count.