Fresh in election official news: Cochise County, a traditionally rural area located in the southeast corner of Arizona, two Republican representatives voted to delay certifying the results of the county’s election. They declared that they were interested in hearing further proof from those who have claimed—without providing any—that the county’s voting devices were improperly certified. They are being held criminally liable after they failed to comply with the state’s legal deadline for certifying the 2022 midterm elections, endangering the ballots of over 47,000 voters.
Allegations Against Cochise County Supervisors
The two supervisors purportedly disrupted then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ certification of the state’s election results. The indictment, released on Wednesday following its issuance on Monday, accuses them of postponing the canvass of around 47,000 ballots. Democrat Hobbs now serves as Arizona’s governor.
On Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court indicted two Republicans, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, on counts of conspiracy and interfering with an election official.
According to the indictment, Judd and Crosby conspired to obstruct the secretary of state’s statewide canvass and postpone the certification of election results, committing two crimes. These are Class 5 crimes, with a maximum sentence of two and a half years in jail. Attorney Wilenchik for Crosby described the interference claim as “nonsensical.“
Latest Election Official News: Legal Commitment and Election Protection
Earlier this year, Kris Mayes, Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General, pledged to pursue cases of election meddling in the state. Arizona has faced various election denial incidents since 2020. Mayes stressed the importance of law protection and aiding election officials.
In April, a Pima County judge ordered Judd and Crosby to settle $36,000 in legal costs. This followed a lawsuit against the supervisors for their refusal to certify election results.
The latest election official news highlights the supervisors’ exclusion of personal defense expenses from the county’s legal fees. Crosby, seeking defense funds, has resorted to right-wing crowdfunding platforms. He presents himself as an elections integrity advocate. He has warned other Arizona supervisors of potential legal action if they don’t comply with alleged globalist schemes involving tampered elections and forced voting machine use.
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