Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that a grand jury has decided to indict two Republican election officials who wanted to hand-count all election day and early voting ballots.
Peggy Judd and Terry Crosby, both of whom have served as Republican supervisors in Cochise County, were indicted by the state of Arizona on November 29 on charges of conspiracy and election interference. The officials had called for a hand-count of the county’s ballots, citing distrust of machines due to well-documented issues in Maricopa County, and opted to delay the certification of the election due to their concerns.
“The repeated attempts to undermine our democracy are unacceptable,” Mayes’ office wrote in a press release. “I took an oath to uphold the rule of law, and my office will continue to enforce Arizona’s elections laws and support our election officials as they carry out the duties and responsibilities of their offices.”
“The indictment filed November 27, 2023, in Maricopa County Superior Court alleges that on or between October 11, 2022, and December 1, 2022, Judd and Crosby conspired to delay the canvass of votes cast in…
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