Posted on Nov 29, 2023
Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time
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Two Republican supervisors of Arizona's Cochise County are facing criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people's votes by refusing to meet the state's legal deadline for certifying the 2022 midterm elections.
The supervisors — Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd — are charged with felony offenses of conspiring to delay the counting of the county's votes and interfering with the ability of Arizona's top election official, the secretary of state, to complete the statewide counting, according to the Nov. 27 indictment released by the Arizona state attorney general's office on Wednesday.
Although the board of supervisors in the sparsely populated, southeastern Arizona county ultimately made its local results official following a court order, the delay raised alarms among many election watchers around the country, stoking fears that the move could inspire those who cast doubt on election results to try to disrupt certification and put more people's votes at risk in future elections.
Two Republican supervisors of Arizona's Cochise County are facing criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people's votes by refusing to meet the state's legal deadline for certifying the 2022 midterm elections.
The supervisors — Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd — are charged with felony offenses of conspiring to delay the counting of the county's votes and interfering with the ability of Arizona's top election official, the secretary of state, to complete the statewide counting, according to the Nov. 27 indictment released by the Arizona state attorney general's office on Wednesday.
Although the board of supervisors in the sparsely populated, southeastern Arizona county ultimately made its local results official following a court order, the delay raised alarms among many election watchers around the country, stoking fears that the move could inspire those who cast doubt on election results to try to disrupt certification and put more people's votes at risk in future elections.
Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The judge who ordered the county board to make its results official had said the Republican-controlled panel "exceeded its lawful authority" in delaying the vote. The board found no legitimate problems with the county's 2022 election counts."
..."The judge who ordered the county board to make its results official had said the Republican-controlled panel "exceeded its lawful authority" in delaying the vote. The board found no legitimate problems with the county's 2022 election counts."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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